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Virginia’s Dept of Historic Resources and Highland New Wind Development will face off once again before the Virginia State Corporation Commission in October. At issue is how Highland New Wind Development’s wind turbine project may impact viewsheds from civil war battlefield Camp Allegheny in Pocahontas County.

According to one geologist, the run-off from the wind energy facility under construction in Highland County, VA threatens the health of a protected trout stream on the WV side of Allegheny Mountain

Highland New Wind Development will once again appear before the Virginia State Corporation Commission later this month. The Virginia Dept of Historic Resources accuses HNWD of not consulting with DHR in a good faith effort to minimize the effects of the wind turbines on nearby civil war battlefield and other historic sites.

Commissioners seek the counsel of a WVU law professor in an attempt to clear the air about the state line between West Virginia and Virginia, as it relates to the wind project in Highland County, Virginia

The latest challenge to Highland New Wind Development comes from the west. Commissioner Martin Saffer says WV’s rights to due process may have been violated and is urging the state’s agencies to intervene

Highland County Zoning Administrator Jim Whitelaw is close to granting the building permit that will allow Highland New Wind to begin site preparation for the new wind turbines

At the last minute, the wind project finally gets approvals from Highland County officials and the FAA

With a July 27th deadline looming, and lots of information still missing, it seems highly unlikely that Highland New Wind will get the building permit they’re seeking from the Highland Supervisors

Several crucial pieces of information are still missing, and the Highland County technical review committee has no choice but to delay Highland New Winds’ building permit

Highland Supervisors disagree on extending the conditional use permit for the proposed wind farm. They also question why the county technical review committee still doesn’t have all the information they need to sign off on the project