Wind farm debate splits property owners

Balancing rights with visual impact of wind turbines is issue in Wyoming

GLENROCK, Wyo. – Richard Grant Jr.’s family has ranched Wyoming’s rugged granite-and-grass hills for generations, their 123-year-old ranch dotted with reminders of their long history

As the nation’s demand for renewable energy grows, landowners and governments across the West are wrestling with how to balance their cherished private property rights against the far-reaching visual impact of 400-foot-tall wind turbines and the transmission lines needed to move power to distant cities.

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