Wind Farms

Row of white wind turbines in wide open dirt field in west Texas.

Study Assesses How Wind Farms Affect Property Values

A new study shows that wind farms have a small but temporary negative impact on nearby property prices.

December 28, 2023 - Inside Climate News

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The Nation's Largest Wind Farm: Planned in Wyoming, Built for California

This project could "save California," according to the Los Angeles Times. But it won't be easy.

September 4, 2022 - Los Angeles Times

Wind turbines on farm in Paulding County, Ohio

Ohio Counties Can Now Ban Renewable Energy Projects

A new state law allows counties to deny wind and solar projects in their jurisdictions, and at least ten counties have already moved to implement bans.

August 26, 2022 - Cleveland Scene

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Nation's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Gets Green Light From New Jersey

There are still approvals necessary to get to the finish line, but the Ocean Wind offshore wind project took a big step forward late last week.

June 26, 2019 - NJ.com

Great Lakes Turbines Get Second Wind

Just months after a proposal to build the first wind farm to be located offshore on any of the Great Lakes was shelved, five neighboring states have struck a deal with the Obama administration to develop offshore wind farms more quickly.

April 4, 2012 - The Buffalo News

Wind Farms Buoyed By Obama Administration

The Obama administration yesterday announced that it would put $50 million dollars into speeding up the process to get offshore wind farms built along the Atlantic coast.

February 8, 2011 - USA Today

Cape Wind: Did Enthusiasm Trump Reality?

A controversial $2.5 B wind farm planned off the shores of Cape Cod is touted by supporters as a way to jumpstart the state's green economy. Beth Daley argues the project was rushed to the drawing board despite not making economic sense.

October 14, 2010 - The Boston Globe

Views Become an Issue in Wind Farm Approval

The planning process for new wind turbines in Eastern Idaho is becoming an "increasingly contentious process," as residents complain that they don't want the structures interfering with their views.

September 13, 2010 - Post Register

Scotland to Build Floating Wind Farm Offshore

Officials in Scotland have announced plans to build a farm of floating wind turbines offshore.

August 18, 2010 - The Guardian

Could Lake Erie and Ontario Be Next for Wind Power?

Residents of Chautauqua County are weighing in on the possibility of offshore windfarms in both lakes. Locals fear a drop in property values, the consistency of wind as a power source, and a lack of direct benefit.

May 12, 2010 - The Post-Journal

Wampanoag Indians Fight Windmill Farm

The giant Cape Wind turbine farm project has overcome significant opposition, but now two Massachusetts tribes are attempting to block its construction, claiming cultural and religious issues.

March 27, 2010 - The Los Angeles Times

T. Boone Pickens Nixes Wind Farm

A central component of the Pickens' Plan for freedom from foreign oil was the creation of the world's largest wind farm in Texas. This week, T. Boone announced that he won't be building it after all.

July 9, 2009 - The New York Times

Farming Wind in Oregon

This segment form Oregon Public Broadcasting looks at the rise of wind farms in rural Oregon.

May 5, 2009 - Oregon Public Broadcasting

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