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.

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in a bid to block President Donald Trump's move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy.

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