President Donald Trump and his administration overstepped their authority by halting federal offshore and onshore wind approvals, 17 states and Washington, D.C., said in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court.

Seventeen states filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court challenging President Trump’s directive to shut down offshore wind projects, declaring the sudden halt on wind-energy approvals “ar

The halt threatens jobs and holds back energy production at a time the president has claimed an “energy emergency,” state attorneys general said.