The White House said Monday that it would halt leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, including off the coast of Long Island, citing national security concerns.
The five projects affected include the Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind projects, both off the coast of New York, as well as the Vineyard Wind 1 off Massachusetts, Revolution Wind off Rhode Island and Connecticut and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.
