Cape Wind project gets favorable government review

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Cape Wind project gets favorable government review

Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:27pm GMT

By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The controversial Cape Wind energy project off the Massachusetts coast would have little negative impact on the environment, the U.S. Interior Department's Minerals Management Service said on Friday.

The agency's final environmental review of the project, which will be open for public inspection for 30 days, was a major hurdle for Cape Wind to clear. However, it will be up to the incoming Obama administration to decide whether the project gets final government approval, said MMS spokesman Dave Smith.

"After 30 days, a record of decision can be issued. It does no have to be issued after 30 days, but it can be...depending on how the next administration wants to go forward," Smith said.

He said the MMS found the environmental impacts of the project "are expected to be mostly negligible or minor."

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