One of the Magic Valley's largest energy projects crossed a significant hurdle Friday with the release of a draft environmental analysis of its effects. The next step requires your help.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management first gathered public input on the proposed China Mountain wind project in mid-2008. That initial step became the 1,200-page document announced Friday in the Federal Register. Now, the agency will take public comment on its findings through July 6.

Renewable Energy Systems Americas wants to build up to 170 wind turbines along a stretch of Brown's Bench, southwest of Rogerson. The company says the site would... [continue via Web link]