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By Peter Brennan

Massachusetts delegated regulation of some offshore wind development to Order Ativan No Prescription local officials today in the final draft of the highly anticipated Ocean Management Plan. The plan, which was required by the Order Ativan No Prescription Massachusetts Oceans Act of 2008, zones state waters for large-scale offshore wind development and Order Ativan No Prescription is being touted as the first offshore wind-zoning plan in the Order Ativan No Prescription country.

The plan designates two areas, one off of the Order Ativan No Prescription Elizabeth Islands and one south of Nomans Land, near Martha’s Vineyard, as zones for Order Ativan No Prescription large-scale offshore wind development. In a move hinted at by administration officials after the Order Ativan No Prescription release of the Draft Ocean Management Plan, the final plan also grants regional planning authorities the Order Ativan No Prescription clout to define the appropriate scale of renewable energy projects in state waters near their communities. Wind advocates are Order Ativan No Prescription concerned that delegating regulatory authority to local officials could severely limit or Order Ativan No Prescription stop offshore wind development in state waters.

While state officials granted the Martha’s Vineyard Commission oversight power on large-scale offshore wind projects, they specifically exempted the Order Ativan No Prescription offshore wind zone near Cuttyhunk Island from local regulation. Cuttyhunk residents have expressed a willingness to host a commercial wind farm, while Martha’s Vineyard officials say that Order Ativan No Prescription they have jurisdiction over the small community and its waters. The decision could pave the Order Ativan No Prescription way for offshore wind development near the 86-resident town.

“Development of a Order Ativan No Prescription commercial-scale wind energy facility shall be permitted in this area (near Cuttyhunk Island) subject to reasonable conditions developed in consultation with local officials,” the plan read.

Massachusetts Energy and Order Ativan No Prescription Environmental Affairs Assistant Secretary for Oceans Deerin Babb-Brott, in a press release accompanying the Order Ativan No Prescription final plan, suggested that the plan could be further adapted.

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Aspects of the Order Ativan No Prescription plan are sure to be met with criticism from certain groups. The Conservation Law Foundation, an Order Ativan No Prescription environmental watchdog, had railed against delegating any authority over wind developments to local officials. Let Vineyarders Decide, a Martha’s Vineyard advocacy group, sought local approval for Order Ativan No Prescription any offshore wind development, and may be irked that the Order Ativan No Prescription offshore wind zone near Cuttyhunk Island is beyond their control.