One Small Step Forward For Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Development
(This post was originally published on February 3rd on Foley Hoag’s Law and the Environment blog.) Yesterday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a notice of availability for the Environmental Assessment it prepared in connection with the issuance of leases for wind energy development off the coast of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The EA includes...
Is Massachusetts the NIMBY Capital of the World? What Will Be the Impact of the Wind Turbine Health Impact Study?
Yesterday, the “Independent Expert Panel” convened by MassDEP to review whether wind turbines cause any adverse health effects issued its report. I was pleased that the headline in the Boston Globe was that “Wind turbines don’t cause health problems.” I hope that that’s the way the report will be read, but I’m worried. Perhaps I...
Will Slow But Steady Win the Race? Cape Wind Clears One More Hurdle
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the decision by the Department of Public Utilities to approve the power purchase agreement, or PPA, between Cape Wind and National Grid. What it means for the project.