Democrat governors beg Trump admin to lift freeze on offshore wind projects

However, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee rejected those claims, saying that the projects had already undergone extensive federal review, including an assessment that addressed national security considerations.

They said neither the interior department nor any other agency, including the Pentagon, informed their states about a new risk prior to the suspensions.