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Local rules restricting green energy facilities are ‘not really based on science,’ says one advocate of the projects.
More than a dozen states have given themselves the power to override local zoning restrictions that block large-scale renewable energy projects
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clean energy developers had planned a 75-turbine wind farm in mid-Michigan’s Montcalm County before local voters shot down the idea in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/states-with-big-climate-goals-strip-local-power-to-block-green-projects/">Read More</a>
Local officials say giving states the power to site large-scale energy projects clashes with cherished U.S. political principles.
Local restrictions in Michigan derailed more than two dozen utility-scale renewable energy projects as of last May, according to a study by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University