Wind Farm Vote Not Yet Taken

(Providence, RI)--A vote in Rhode Island on a new wind energy farm is being pushed back.The Providence Journal reports the Coastal Resources Management Council was set to decide this week whether to certify the South Fork Wind Farm, but the meeting was continued to next Tuesday.South Fork, located in the Rhode Island Sound, would feed electricity to Long Island, New York.Developers Orsted and Eversource have agreed to reduce the number of turbines that are associated with the project to address concerns about impacts to the environment and the fishing industry.

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