Judge gives Trump win in crackdown on Massachusetts offshore wind project

Published November 5, 2025 10:27am ET



The Trump administration has been handed a major win in its crackdown on offshore wind, as a federal judge is allowing the government to proceed with its reconsideration of federal permits for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts. 

The permit in question was issued for the SouthCoast Wind Project in the final days of the Biden administration, marking the administration’s 11th approval of a commercial-scale offshore wind farm. 

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