Legal Opinion
Fox Islands Wind Neighbors v. Department of Environmental Protection
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 7, 2015No. Docket Ken-14-137PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.
[¶ 1] The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Fox Islands Wind Neighbors (FIWN), and Fox Islands Wind (Fox Island) all appeal from a judgment entered by the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Murphy, J.) on FIWN’s Rule 80C petition, reversing DEP’s condition compliance order (CCO), remanding to DEP, and dismissing FIWN’s First Amendment retaliation claim. 1 We vacate the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] On March 24, 2009, Fox Island applied to DEP for certification pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. § 3456 (2014) to build and operate a small-scale wind energy development project in Vinalhaven. DEP…
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