Commercial Fishing groups sue over federal restart of Empire Wind project

Commercial Fishing groups sue over federal restart of Empire Wind project

A sign for the company Equinor is displayed on Oct. 28, 2020, in Fornebu, Norway. (HÃ¥kon Mosvold Larsen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

A group of commercial fisherman has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and the energy company Equinor over the Empire Wind project.

The suit says the federal government failed to undergo the proper process in recently restarting construction of the project off Long Island near Long Beach. The groups, which include commercial fishing interests from Long Island, New Jersey and Rhode Island, are seeking an immediate injunction to overturn the decision that allowed construction to restart last week.