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Congressmen probe FAA's Cape Wind approval
In a letter today to FAA chief Michael Huerta, congressmen John Mica (R-Fla.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) say they have "significant questions" about the role of politics in the agency's approval of the project.
"A politically based determination of the Cape Wind project by FAA is an unacceptable use of federal authority, contravenes FAA's statutory mandate, and raises significant safety concerns for aviation in Nantucket Sound," their letter states.
July 18, 2012
by John Zaremba
in Boston Herald
A pair of powerful GOP congressmen are launching a probe into the Federal Aviation Adminstration's analysis of Cape Wind, saying they're worried that political pressure from the Obama administration led the agency to ignore concerns about the danger the wind farm would pose to air traffic.
In a letter today to FAA chief Michael Huerta, congressmen John Mica (R-Fla.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) say they have "significant questions" about the role of politics in the agency's approval of the project.
"A politically based determination of the Cape Wind project by FAA is an unacceptable use of... [continue via Web link]
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