Despite local opposition, the U.S. approves a scaled-down wind farm near a WWII internment site in Idaho.
The U.S. federal government has approved a reduced-scale wind farm project in Idaho, despite local opposition, particularly over its proximity to the Minidoka National Historic Site, where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WWII. The Lava Ridge Wind Project will now feature 241 turbines instead of 400, with a maximum height of 660 feet. The Bureau of Land Management reduced the disturbed area by half to 992 acres and stated the project could power up to 500,000 homes. The closest turbine will be 9 miles from the historic site.
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