Bureau of Land Management officials held the first public meeting last night about a proposed wind energy project in Searchlight.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports about 50 people came to the meeting to voice their opposition to the project that could bring more than 200 wind turbines in the hills just west of town.
Sweden-based energy company Eolus wants to build its Crescent Peak Wind Energy Project along a 22-mile stretch of the Nevada-California border.
Concerns ranged from eagles being killed by the spinning blades of the giant structures to obstructed views of wilderness areas. Conservationists have rallied in opposition to the proposal.
The BLM has agreed to conduct an environmental review of the wind farm that could cover more than 32,000 acres of public land in Nevada.
