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Kohmetscher v. Nextera
Author: Kohmetscher, Kevin; Healy, David; and McGuire, Myles
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Plaintiff, Kevin Kohmetscher, brings this Class Action Complaint & Demand for Jury Trial against Defendant, NextEra Energy, Inc. (“NextEra” or “Defendant”), to stop Defendant from operating wind turbines near residential communities in a way that causes a nuisance and interferes with homeowners’ use and enjoyment of their property. Plaintiff alleges as follows based on personal knowledge as to himself and his own acts and experiences … NATURE OF THE . . .
More »Brief of Fox Islands Wind Neighbors, Vinalhaven, Maine
Author: Fox Islands Wind Neighbors
It is a sad spectacle for the citizens of the State of Maine (and more than that for the Fox Islands Wind Neighbors, the “Neighbors”) to see the Department of Environmental Protection (the “DEP”), the state agency charged with the responsibility to protect us from environmental harm, align itself with Fox Islands Wind, LLC (“FIW”) to grant a de facto exemption from the Noise Rule and then responding in court with claims that it has the absolute right to do . . .
More »Fox Islands Wind Neighbors v. Maine DEP
Author: Fox Islands Wind Neighbors
In this case residents living near the wind energy project (the “Project”) of Fox Islands Wind (“FIW”) on Vinalhaven and an organization they formed to protect their respective interests, Fox Islands Wind Neighbors (“FIWN”), challenge the Condition Compliance Order issued by the Department of Environmental Protection (the “DEP”) on June 30, 2011, Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) Administrative Record, as revised April 20, 2012 (“AR”), 142, Petitioners’ Rule SOC Brief Appendix (“Pet. App.”) 124, following earlier findings by the DEP . . .
More »Comments on NEPA review for Beech Ridge wind energy project
Author: Webb, Rick
Ms. Laura Hill, Assistant Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia Field Office September 21, 2010 RE: Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit and Associated Habitat Conservation Plan for the Invenergy Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project, Greenbrier and Nicholas Counties, WV Dear Ms. Hill: I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the content of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review related to the Invenergy Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project. The U.S. . . .
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