Vineyard Town Challenges Vineyard Wind Approval By Massachusetts Environmental Agency

Vineyard Town Challenges Vineyard Wind Approval By Massachusetts Environmental Agency

The town of Edgartown is challenging the fast-tracked approval by a state agency of cables needed for an offshore wind-turbine project.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued what the state calls a "superseding order of conditions" earlier this month overturning a decision by the Edgartown Conservation Commission to deny a permit for the cables, which opponents say may jeopardize fishing off the east coast of Martha's Vineyard.

As Joe Kennedy III Fidgets on Decision, Ed Markey Announces More Endorsements
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As Joe Kennedy III Fidgets on Decision, Ed Markey Announces More Endorsements

State House News Service

By Chris Lisinski
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

NEWTON — U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III continues his now-public debate over whether to challenge for U.S. Senator Edward Markey's seat in 2020, a majority of the Massachusetts Legislature — including the top leaders in both branches — are backing the incumbent.

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