First, the state Energy Facilities Siting Board approved a bundle of permits for the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm, overruling local concerns raised by Cape towns and the Cape Cod Commission.
Opponents of the industrial-sized project called the board’s decision a dangerous precedent that could erode local authority.
Now a proposed bill that would streamline the permitting process for land-based wind turbines may give the state veto power over local zoning regulations.
Paul Niedzwiecki, executive director of the Cape Cod Commission, said the . . .

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