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Peter Neronha

Portrait of Peter Neronha
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Peter F. Neronha is the Attorney General of Rhode Island, elected in 2018 and in office since January 2019. He previously served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 2009 to 2017, after earlier work as a state and federal prosecutor.

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What we have documented

We have documented 4 statements by Peter Neronha, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Peter Neronha

Portrait of Peter Neronha

Peter Neronha

Role at the time: Rhode Island attorney general

Condemned

Statement summary

Peter Neronha welcomes the January injunction and calls the administration's efforts to block Revolution Wind unlawful.

“We refuse to accept this Administration’s unlawful attempts to hinder progress on the Revolution Wind project, and today’s legal victory reaffirms that we are right on the law,”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Neronha announces January preliminary injunction for Revolution WindPassage beginning We refuse to accept
Why we used this label

The statement criticizes the federal construction halt affecting Revolution Wind.

Read statementFull case: Was the federal government justified in halting Revolution Wind construction?
Portrait of Peter Neronha

Peter Neronha

Role at the time: Rhode Island attorney general

Condemned

Statement summary

Peter Neronha says the December suspension continues the president's attack on wind energy.

“Today’s surprise suspension order affecting nearly a half-dozen of America’s wind energy sites, including nearly completed Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island, is yet another attempt by this President to continue his all-out assault on wind energy,”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Neronha responds to the December offshore-wind suspensionPassage beginning Today’s surprise suspension order
Why we used this label

The statement criticizes the federal construction halt affecting Revolution Wind.

Read statementFull case: Was the federal government justified in halting Revolution Wind construction?
Portrait of Peter Neronha

Peter Neronha

Role at the time: Rhode Island attorney general

Condemned

Statement summary

Peter Neronha says the court's decision aligns with his argument that the halt was arbitrary and capricious.

“Today’s legal victory in Washington, D.C. reaffirms what we know to be true: this President cannot cancel clean energy projects just because he believes doing so is politically expedient for him,”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Neronha responds to the September preliminary injunctionPassage beginning Today’s legal victory in Washington
Why we used this label

The statement criticizes the federal construction halt affecting Revolution Wind.

Read statementFull case: Was the federal government justified in halting Revolution Wind construction?
Portrait of Peter Neronha

Peter Neronha

Role at the time: Rhode Island Attorney General, in a press release announcing a lawsuit with Connecticut

Condemned

Statement summary

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said the Revolution Wind stop-work order was not the latest development in what he called the administration's all-out assault on wind energy. He said "This is bizarre, this is unlawful, this is potentially devastating, and we won't stand by and watch it happen." He and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced that the two states would sue to overturn the order.

“With Revolution Wind, we have an opportunity to create good-paying jobs for Rhode Islanders, enhance energy reliability, and ensure energy cost savings while protecting our environment And yet, this stop work order is not even the latest development in this Administration’s all-out assault on wind energy. Just yesterday, we learned of reports that the Administration is pulling in staff from several different unrelated federal agencies, including Health and Human Services, to do its bidding. Does this sound like a federal government that is prioritizing the American people? This is bizarre, this is unlawful, this is potentially devastating, and we won’t stand by and watch it happen”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Connecticut and Rhode Island to Sue to Overturn Baseless Revolution Wind Stop Work Order · Office of the Connecticut Attorney GeneralConnecticut Attorney General press release dated September 4, 2025
Why we used this label

The case asks whether the federal government was justified in halting Revolution Wind construction, so the reference point is the federal halt orders. Neronha describes the August 22 stop-work order as part of an all-out assault on wind energy, says "this is unlawful," and announces a lawsuit to overturn the order. That rejects the halt itself, so we used the Condemned label.

Read statementFull case: Was the federal government justified in halting Revolution Wind construction?

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