Senate Seeks Study Committee on Impacts of Wind Turbines on Mississippi Agricultural Lands

Senate seeks study committee on impacts of wind turbines on Mississippi agricultural lands

The study committee would be tasked with collecting information on aviation incidents, wildlife-mortality data, and farmland loss linked to wind turbine development.

Senate seeks study committee on impacts of wind turbines on Mississippi agricultural lands - Mississippi Monitor

By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from Delta Wind)   The Mississippi Senate approved a strike-all amendment to a House bill Monday that would have limited wind turbines on farmlands. Instead, the Senate choose to create a study committee on the issue while requiring those seeking to construct a new wind-tower facility in the next year to submit a Waterfowl Impact Assessment to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks…