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Yurok Tribe Formally Opposes Offshore Wind Development, Citing Cultural and Environmental Concerns

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March 11, 2024 1:47 pm
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The Yurok Tribal Council has voted to formally oppose the development of floating offshore wind energy projects off the Yurok coastline in Northern California. The Council cites several reasons for their opposition:

  • The 900-foot-tall wind turbines would negatively impact sacred cultural sites from the coast to the high country
  • There is insufficient research on the potential adverse environmental impacts to the interlinked ecosystem extending from the ocean to the Klamath River
  • The federal government has not recognized…
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