Court orders Pentagon to restart offshore wind reviews amid renewables push

A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to lift its May freeze on reviewing offshore wind energy projects for national security concerns, allowing reviews to proceed within the 75‑day deadline set by a 2011 law while the renewables lawsuit moves forward. The Defense Department had slowed and then halted approvals last year, and the ruling comes as wind advocates push back against Trump-era limits on renewables, even as Interior buys back offshore leases; analysts say renewed approvals could impact energy supply and costs.