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Major report on Cape Wind project released

By Jason Graziadei

I&M Assistant Editor

The federal Minerals Management Service (MMS) released its long-awaited environmental impact report Monday morning on Cape Wind's 130-turbine wind farm proposed in Nantucket Sound.

Both Cape Wind Associates and its chief opponent, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, are still digesting the contents of the massive document, but the executive summary of the report indicates the MMS review was largely favorable of the wind energy project. In nearly all of the potentially affected resources covered in the report, including water quality, marine mammals, aviation and boat traffic, recreation and tourism, the MMS summary concluded there would be only minor to negligible impacts on those resources.

The summary did state, however, that the project could have a "moderate" impact on coastal and marine birds, as well as views of Nantucket Sound from shores on Cape Cod and the islands.

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