The Interior Department ordered work halted on Equinor's Empire Wind offshore project on April 16, 2025. Reuters, The New York Times, and Fox Business all reported the stop-work order and the project's central role in New York's energy plans.

Coverage across the spectrum agreed that the order interrupted one of the most prominent U.S. offshore wind projects already under development. The administration said it wanted more review of the prior approval, while New York officials and developers warned of major cost and schedule damage.

Fox Business treated the pause as a sign of tighter scrutiny for offshore wind, while Reuters and The New York Times focused more on the blow to state climate targets and investor confidence.