Proposed Maine Law Change Seeks Balance Between ‘No Turbine Zone’ and ‘a Walk through a Wind Farm’

AUGUSTA, Maine — The latest round in Maine’s near-constant wind power debate unfolded Monday, during a lengthy legislative committee hearing at which advocates for what they see as clean energy traded arguments with those who say towering turbines endanger Maine’s scenic vistas.Currently, the Maine Wind Energy Act requires “visual impact studies” for proposed wind dev...