WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. -- The Maryland Coastal Bays Program hopes to secure a multi-million dollar grant from the state of Maryland. However, when it asked Worcester County Commissioners for a letter of support, the conversation sharply turned towards offshore wind.

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US Wind Donations to Maryland Coastal Bays Program get Called Into Question

Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore windmill project in the Delmarva Peninsula, despite objections from Ocean City residents worried about the environmental impact on local wetlands. The application, proposed by Baltimore wind company US Wind, requested to expand a 353-foot long pier in West Ocean City used by local fishers. The permit is part of the company’s plan to build offshore wind turbines and bring…

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Maryland gives go-ahead to wind project on Delmarva Peninsula, over objections from Ocean City residents

By SOFIA APPOLONIO ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore windmill project in the Delmarva Peninsula, despite objections from Ocean City residents worried about the environmental impact on local wetlands. The application, proposed by Baltimore wind company US Wind, requested to expand a 353-foot-long pier in West Ocean City used by local fishers. The permit is part of the company’s plan to bu…

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Maryland gives go-ahead to wind project on Delmarva Peninsula

By SOFIA APPOLONIOCapital News ServiceANNAPOLIS, Md. – Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore windmill project in the Delmarva Peninsula, despite objections from Ocean City residents worried about the environmental impact on local wetlands. The application, proposed by Baltimore wind company US Wind, requested to expand a 353-foot long pier in West Ocean City used by local fishers. The permit is part of the c…

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The Block Island wind farm off of Rhode Island. US Wind recently won federal approval to build a 114-turbine wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, a project that took another step forward Wednesday with state approval to expand a pier to service the project. Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images.By Sofia Appolonio The Board of Public Works approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore windmill project in the Delmarva Peninsula, despite ob…

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