Why clean energy production could end up in your backyard
The Horse Heaven Wind Farm Project near the Tri-Cities could become the largest of its kind in the state.
The project, as originally planned, would span over 24 miles, and include wind turbines, solar panels, and battery storage.
But there are concerns: the land has previously been home to the endangered ferruginous hawk. It's also culturally important land to the Yakama Nation.
Those kinds of issues led a state energy council to approve the project – but scaled back, to about half the original scale. But last month, Governor Inslee essentially rejected the council’s recommendation for a…
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