Empire Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of Equinor, has been notified by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the US Department of the Interior that the stop-work order for its Empire Wind project has been lifted.

Sunset Park moves ahead with plans for a “just transition” after the Trump administration lifts its stop-work order on the Empire Wind energy project.

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pointed to an update on its Empire Wind website saying its order to halt all work on the $7 billion project has been lifted "during the ongoing review" of the project's potential environmental impacts.

European stocks were gaining on Tuesday and renewable-energy companies were prominent among the gainers after the Trump administration lifted its block on the Empire Wind energy project off the coast of New York.

The Trump administration has reversed its highly controversial stop-work order on the Empire Wind 1 project, allowing construction of New York’s largest offshore wind farm to resume, officials announced Monday,