Trending Now - States Challenge Trump Administration's Wind Farm Project Deal
WHO:
The Guardian - Six states: New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Guardian - Letitia James, New York’s attorney general.
ABC News - Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior.
ABC News - Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York.
ABC News - U.S. Rep. Dave Min, a California Democrat.
ABC News - TotalEnergies, French energy firm.
WHAT:
The Guardian - Six states sued the Trump administration over its decision to cancel a major offshore wind lease.
The Guardian - The Trump administration agreed to pay nearly $1 billion to TotalEnergies to terminate plans for two offshore windfarms.
ABC News - TotalEnergies purchased the lease off New York and New Jersey for $795 million in 2022.
ABC News - The offshore wind project was expected to generate 3 gigawatts of clean energy, enough to power nearly one million homes.
ABC News - The project would have brought $10 billion in savings to ratepayers across New York, including $500 million in savings for low-income households.
ABC News - The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to incentivize energy companies to abandon U.S. offshore wind projects.
WHERE:
The Guardian - Offshore wind lease off the coast of New York and North Carolina.
ABC News - District Court for the District of Columbia.
WHEN:
The Guardian - The lawsuit was filed on a Tuesday.
ABC News - The deal was made public in March.
ABC News - TotalEnergies purchased the lease in 2022.
WHY:
The Guardian - The lawsuit claims the deal violated the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Judgment Fund Act.
The Guardian - Letitia James stated the deal threatens to erase over a thousand union jobs and deprives New Yorkers of clean energy.
ABC News - The states argue the cancellation will harm their economies, energy grids, and climate goals.
HOW:
The Guardian - The lawsuit seeks to strike down the agreement, halt the lease cancellation, and prevent further actions by Trump officials.
ABC News - The complaint names administration officials, including Doug Burgum, as defendants and argues that proper procedures were not followed in canceling the lease.
(UPDATED June 2, 2026 18:24 UTC)
Six states, including New York and New Jersey, have filed a lawsuit against Trump over the cancellation of a significant offshore wind lease, which was expected to generate enough clean energy to power nearly one million homes. The lawsuit claims that the deal, which involved a nearly $1 billion payment to TotalEnergies to terminate the project, violates the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and threatens to erase over a thousand union jobs. The complaint, filed in the District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks to strike down the agreement and halt the lease cancellation, naming several administration officials, including Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, as defendants.