The U.S. administration asked a federal court to permit reconsideration of three offshore wind approvals, while allowing five onshore projects forward.

The administration asked a federal court to allow reconsideration of approvals granted under the Biden administration for three offshore wind projects. The reported action is a request to revisit approvals, not a court ruling or a completed revocation.

At the same time, the administration allowed five onshore wind projects to move forward, with two already approved, according to the report. Officials described the onshore action as a goodwill gesture.

The actions occurred amid negotiations over permitting-reform legislation. A senior White House official said court deadlines required the government to act and denied that the litigation filings were intended as negotiating leverage.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, identified as a principal negotiator, criticized the action as undermining a permitting agreement. The supplied report does not identify the projects, their generation capacity, or any associated data-center electricity contracts, and says the administration had not disclosed its next steps for the offshore projects facing legal challenges.