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$1.7 billion wind and solar project generates hopes, fears in central Washington
By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times
Published: May 9, 2021, 4:30pm
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The 20-year-old wind farm project called Nine Canyon near Kennewick, seen on Friday, April 2, 2021, is a jump off point for the proposed wind project that would stretch for 24 miles through the Horse Heaven Hills. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times/TNS)
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KENNEWICK Back in March, Chris Wiley passed a long day in his tractor sowing wheat. He had the controls set to automatic steering and scanned social media. He did not like what he found.
In post after post, people raged about a renewable energy project that would put wind turbines and solar development in the Horse Heaven Hills where he farms. Critics from Pasco, Kennewick and Richland attacked the plan as an outrage that would blemish cherished vistas to the profit of an out-of-state developer looking ....

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