After BLM announced the Lava Ridge Wind Project will move forward in the Magic Valley, several opponents of the large scale wind power project are now speaking out.
BOISE, Idaho — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced they would be moving forward with the Lava Ridge Wind Project – sparking more controversy about the power project.
If implemented, the project would place up to 241 power-generating windmills across thousands of acres in Jerome, Lincoln and Minidoka counties – namely near the Minidoka National Historic Site which U.S. Senator Jim Risch said he wants to do all to protect it.
“It memorializes a part of American history that we’re not particularly proud of, but that should be memorialized so people can see it in the future,” Risch said.
Risch said he still doesn’t think the project will actually move forward – especially once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
“I made the promise that this wasn’t going to be built, and this promise …