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Massachusetts fishermen fear ‘dead zones’ as massive wind farms loom Marie Szaniszlo © Provided by Boston Herald Plymouth, MA. - May 19: Ed Barrett, President of the Mass FishermenÕs Partnership, photographed in front of his boat in Plymouth Harbor on May 19, 2021 in Downtown, Plymouth, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Vineyard Wind, the company given federal approval this month to build the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind pr...

Massachusetts fishermen fear ‘dead zones’ as massive wind farms loom Marie Szaniszlo © Provided by Boston Herald Plymouth, MA. - May 19: Ed Barrett, President of the Mass FishermenÕs Partnership, photographed in front of his boat in Plymouth Harbor on May 19, 2021 in Downtown, Plymouth, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) Vineyard Wind, the company given federal approval this month to build the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind pr...

Administration approves offshore wind project WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration announced last week that it approved the construction and operation of the first large-scale offshore wind project in the United States.    Vineyard Wind, an 84-turbine, 800-megawatt project, will be 12 nautical miles offshore from Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts and will create 3,600 jobs and provide enough power for 400,000 homes and businesses, according to the administration.    �...

Questions linger regarding offshore wind’s economic, environmental impact in the US By Share Beyond the Biden administration’s sunny outlook on prospects for a new U.S. offshore wind power industry, concerns among federal government experts continue to crop up about how building ocean turbine arrays could affect the fishing industry and the protection of endangered whales. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued its final record of decision on 11 May to permit Vineyard Wind...

SHARE The 14-megawatt GE Haliade-X turbines planned for Vineyard Wind would stand more than 800 feet above sea level. GE image. Beyond the Biden administration’s sunny outlook on prospects for a new U.S. offshore wind power industry, concerns continue among federal government experts about how building ocean turbine arrays could affect the fishing industry and protecting endangered whales. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued its final record of decision May 11 to permit Vineyard Win...

“While Vineyard Wind is not authorized to prevent free access to the entire wind development area, due to the placement of the turbines it is likely that the entire 75,614 acre area will be abandoned by commercial fisheries due to difficulties with navigation.” The statement represents the worst-case scenario for fishermen and contradicts what Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management director Amanda Lefton said last Tuesday in a press call on the approval abou...

Recovery grants help many small business owners stay afloat RITA LEBLEU, Lake Charles American Press May 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance has helped over 100 small businesses through its Pathway to Small Business Recovery grant. The program was initially made possible by a $150,000 seed grant from Sempra Energy foundation. The Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana donated the second round of funds, and Cheniere ...

Biden administration approves first big U.S. offshore wind farm Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ A wind farm off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island | AFP-JIJI Bloomberg May 12, 2021 The long-stalled push to build massive wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean along the U.S. East Coast took a crucial step forward Tuesday as the Biden administration approved...

The Vineyard Wind project, off the coast of Massachusetts, would generate enough electricity to power 400,000 homes.

The U.S. Interior Department Tuesday approved the country's first large-scale offshore wind project, a final hurdle that reverses course from the