Opponents call final MD approval of OC wind farm ‘unconscionable’
The company expecting to build more than 100 wind turbines off the Ocean City coast has received a construction permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment, prompting swift backlash from project opponents. US Wind, the Baltimore company responsible for the project, had already made its way through the federal approval process and has now received all necessary state-level approvals from Maryland. The company, though, still needs a permit from Sussex County, Delaware, to build electrical substations at a power plant in the area. The Sussex County Council last year voted to reject the much-needed permit, which at the time was expected to delay the project. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 09:54
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