US EditionButtigieg’s DOT Approved Windmill Projects Near Highways and Railroads Despite Safety Concerns, Records Show
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a department-wide review of wind projects near transportation infrastructure due to safety concerns, stating that former Secretary Pete Buttigieg ignored these issues.
- Duffy claimed safety recommendations were ignored, leading to the approval of dozens of wind projects that posed risks, including potential interference with radio communications for high-speed trains.
- The Department of Transportation will now enforce a minimum setback of 1.2 miles for turbines near highways and railroads to mitigate identified risks.
- Duffy criticized the past administration's focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, alleging that they prioritized these goals over safety in the approval of wind energy projects.
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Buttigieg Reportedly Ignored Safety to Approve Windmills
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ignored safety reports and pushed forward to approve potentially dangerous windmill projects, reported the New York Post. An unnamed current department official verified that windmill projects received Buttigieg's approval despite him knowing that safety and hazard reports were on file. At least 33 safety recommendations to place windmills away from critical infrastructure were reportedly overruled …
Buttigieg ignored safety concerns to build wind turbines near roads: Duffy
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is launching a department-wide review into the Biden administration’s alleged neglect of safety concerns regarding wind projects being constructed near transportation infrastructure. Duffy said on Tuesday that former DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg ignored safety recommendations for dozens of wind projects near highways and railroads, despite concerns about turbines interfering with radio communications. Duffy c…
Buttigieg DOT ignored safety issues to build dozens of windmill projects near highways, railroads
The Department of Transportation under then-Secretary Pete Buttigieg brushed aside safety concerns to approve dozens of windmill projects near America's highways and railroads -- despite acknowledging potential hazards, The Post has learned.
Windtech International - USDOT to review safety guidance on wind turbines near transport corridors
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that it will reinstate and review safety guidance concerning the siting of wind turbines near highways and railways. The department stated that the review will focus on potential interference from turbines with radio frequencies used in transport safety systems.
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