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Fishermen worry about plan for wind farm off New York coast
2016-06-20 13:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A long-stalled plan to build a forest of power-producing windmills off the coast of New York may finally be gathering momentum, and that is sparking concern among commercial fishermen who fear the giant turbines will ruin an area rich with scallops and other sea life. Federal officials announced earlier this month that they would auction off the rights to build the wind power farm on a 127-square-mile wedge of the Atlantic Ocean. The tip of the wedge begins about 11 miles south of Long Island's...
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