U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum speaks with the media as he attends a signing ceremony with members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation at the EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Wednesday he was directing his agency to halt construction on Equinor's Empire Wind offshore wind project off the coast of New York.

In a post on X, Burgum said information suggested the Biden administration rushed the project's approval without sufficient environmental analysis.

(Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by Chris Reese)