(Reuters) – The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Tuesday released a long-awaited supplement to its environmental review of what could be the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast.
The document is a step forward for the Vineyard Wind project, which has experienced delays over concerns that its wind turbines will hurt commercial fishing and navigation. The supplemental review aimed to study the impacts of many such projects due to the growing number of offshore wind farms planned for the East Coast.
BOEM officials were not immediately available for comment.
Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by Chris Reese
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