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Update on the Cape Wind Project

After seven years of government review, the issuance of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the Cape Wind project by the Minerals Management Service is a positive step for offshore renewable energy development in Massachusetts and the nation.

We are initially encouraged by the findings of the US Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion that state the project would not jeopardize the Federally listed Roseate Tern and Piping Plover populations, a conclusion consistent with the results of Mass Audubon's preliminary review described in our Cape Wind Challenge (March 27, 2006). 

We are conducting a detailed review of the FEIS to determine if our recommendations as outlined in our Cape Wind Challenge and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) comment letter have been addressed, especially with regard to mitigation and post-construction monitoring and impact assessment.

The FEIS is available for review online.

We will update this statement after our review so please check back.

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