A federal judge on Monday dealt a fifth blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to kill the offshore wind farms under construction up and down the east coast.

Four projects, including Orsted's Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island, have won court orders to resume construction while underlying lawsuits proceed.

Vessel operators in the Gulf of Mexico and union workers along the East Coast are frustrated by the Trump administration's efforts to stop offshore wind.

Much like the turbines under threat, a legal saga around the offshore wind industry continues to spin in circles.  Attempts by the federal government to thwart the renewable energy business through stop-work orders or suspensions are repeatedly superseded by federal judges,