Decision on wind farm delayed over fisheries compensation

Associated Press

04/28/2021

74888271_2491931277528878_730897515590713344_n — THE R.I. COASTAL Resources Management Council is delaying a decision on whether to recommend a federal consistency certification for the proposed South Fork Wind Farm at the behest of Gov. Daniel J. McKee.

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island coastal regulators, at the request of Gov. Daniel J. McKee, are delaying a key decision on an offshore wind farm to give the project developers more time to reach a compensation deal with the fishing industry. The Coastal Resources Management Council was expected to consider a federal consistency certification at…