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The measure, which passed the House on Wednesday evening, makes an exception to the state's sand dune protections and will allow the Department of Environmental Protection to consider permit applications for a proposed wind port on Sears Island.
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A new bill seeks to roll back sand dune protections as a way to allow construction of a proposed wind port project on Sears Island.
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The area covers 2 million acres offshore from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, ranging anywhere from 23 to 92 miles off the coast.
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Potential wind energy areas for the Gulf of Maine haven't been finalized. But federal environmental agencies say if development does move ahead in the Gulf, it would occur in an area that's a critical habitat for right whales.
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Some lobstermen worried that offshore wind development could box them out of certain fishing zones and create more competition in the grounds that remain open.
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Legislation passed in June sets a goal for Maine to procure three gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2040. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will take public comment on the Draft Wind Energy Area for 30 days.
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As momentum builds for developing offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine, a proposed research array of wind turbines is one small-step closer to regulatory approval, after a July determination from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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At 3 a.m. Wednesday, state lawmakers voted to approve a bill aimed at boosting the offshore wind industry.
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The Mills administration and labor groups have reached a compromise that could revive the effort when the Legislature convenes sometime in the next few weeks.
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The bill was cruising through the Legislature. But then Democrats changed the measure to add a "project labor agreement" requirement for any port construction jobs and related manufacturing facilities.