The Gazette

Setback distance still in question after second Coggon Solar vote

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Coggon Solar project will head into its third consideration next week with one of the biggest remaining questions being: What will the setback distance be for the solar panels from ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Attorney blasts decision on turbine setbacks, saying it amounts to a ‘ban’ on wind energy if Douglas County approves it

Turbines at the Gray County Wind Farm near Montezuma, Kansas. An attorney for a renewable energy company says plans for a large wind farm in southwest Douglas County will never advance if the Douglas ...
Lawrence Journal-World

After hours of deliberation, Planning Commission approves revised wind project rules with increased setbacks

Members of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission listen to county planning staff during a meeting on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Just after midnight on Tuesday, the Lawrence-Douglas County ...
WPXI

Local groups petition to change well setback requirements

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Local families and environmental groups are fighting to increase the setback distance between unconventional wells and homes, schools, hospitals and daycares. Some of those groups, ...