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The Maine House of Representatives voted Tuesday to protect sand dunes on Sears Island where the Mills administration has proposed to build an offshore wind terminal. In an 80-65 vote, the House rejected legislation that would have authorized the Department of Environmental Protection to grant a permit to build the terminal on an area of Sears Island that includes a coastal sand dune system. If the legislation fails, it is unclear how severely the decision would delay the buildout of a wind port...

AUGUSTA — The Maine House today rejected a bill that would allow sand dune destruction on Sears Island to make way for a proposed wind port facility.

The large-scale renewable energy project championed by Maine governor Janet Mills has faced local criticism over its location, scale, and cost.

It is unclear how severely the decision will delay the buildout of a wind port in Maine.

It is unclear how severely the decision will delay the buildout of a wind port in Maine, which would create hundreds of high-paying jobs and advance the state's climate goals.

It is unclear how severely the decision will delay the buildout of a wind port in Maine, which would create hundreds of high-paying jobs and advance the state's climate goals.

The greens and the browns are at it again. The browns want to manufacture windmills on a green Sears Island and the greens want the same for an already brown

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The state of Maine’s plan to develop Sears Island into a logistical hub for future floating offshore wind facilities faces the same legal constraints that thwarted a

BELFAST — Citizens opposing the development of a wind port facility on Sears Island plan to meet with legislators at the State House Tuesday morning, March 26, to discuss LD

I support the development of an offshore wind facility at Mack Point, and oppose development of that facility on Sears Island. Please understand, Sears Island, or Wassumkeag, is a treasure and has been revered for over 3,000 years. The choice is clear: to re-develop Mack Point, an active port and industrial site for more than […]