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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 in Maine, where turbines and other components would be assembled and then shipped to the Gulf of Ma...

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.