HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Connecticut's top democratic leaders are reacting to the latest move from the Trump Administration to pause leases on five large-scale offshore wind projects that are under construction on the east coast.
The administration cites the Pentagon's decision that the projects present national security risks.
The pause is effective immediately and, according to the Trump administration, will give the Interior Department time to work with various
agencies to assess the possible ways to mitigate any determined risks.
A previous attempt to stop the projects at the end of the summer failed.
However, Connecticut's officials see the move a different way.
They have issued the following statements:





