In its recommendation, the agency said wind farms should not be built within two kilometres of homes, citing a "growing body of evidence" that wind farm noise could have health effects, the report added.

The next meeting of the citizens’ group that has formed to combat the location of 79 massive turbines in northern Potter County will make its strongest case yet against the proposed industrial wind plant. That’s the word from Herb Miller, spokesman for Save God’s Country who calls the debate a “quality of life” issue. His organization will share its findings during a public meeting.

Members of the board of adjustment unanimously approved a special exemption allowance to Ulland Brothers. The company, which is based in Austin, Minn., wants to use rock from the quarry to build access roads for a nearby project to erect a wind turbines. ...Blasting and crushing can only take place from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Residents will be notified before blasting takes place. "A siren signal will sound before we start any blasting," said Valerie Raverty, aggregate manager for Ulland. "We don't foresee any problem with notifying people with phone calls, either."

The tribe was so doubtful about the Pattern Energy survey of the site's cultural resources that it sent in its own experts with trained forensic dogs who did a quick and cursory survey and found an additional six burial/cremation sites, for a total of 12 cremation sites in this particular area, Escalanti says. The tribe still practices the sacred rite of cremation, as their tribal ancestors did before them, according to court documents. Escalanti says the tribe has asked to meet with the decision-makers.

EUREKA -- Questions about which roads will be used during the construction phase of a wind farm has delayed the approval process by a month.

While a wind farm developer hoping to do business in Livingston County says its application for county approval is complete, county officials still have questions. Portland, Ore.-based PPM Energy filed a land-use application with the county in early June, and the county subsequently requested additional information about noise, environmental impact and Federal Aviation Administration guidelines. PPM's project, the Streator Cayuga Ridge Wind Energy Project, would have 373 turbines on 36,000 acres in the Cayuga Ridge area near the towns of Blackstone, Odell, Pontiac and Ransom in LaSalle and Livingston counties.