Mass. Indian Tribe To Sue Over Cape Wind Project
AQUINNAH, Mass. (AP) -- A Martha's Vineyard American Indian tribe has announced that its tribal government has authorized a lawsuit against a wind farm project off Cape Cod.
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head said Friday that it wants to join more than a dozen groups in a new legal challenge to the proposed 130-turbine wind farm in Nantucket Sound.
The tribe said in a statement that the planned lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement cites multiple violations, including the destruction of "historical, cultural and spiritual tribal resources."
There are 1,121 enrolled tribal members in the Aquinnah tribe. Mark Rodgers, spokesman for Cape Wind Associates, said about 14 legal challenges against Cape Wind have been rejected by various courts over the past eight years.
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Information from: Cape Cod Times
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