Western Solar Plan: Balanced? Or apocalyptic?

Mixed reactions to the utility-scale roadmap for federal lands

A utility scale solar installation near Boulder City, Nevada. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

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THE NEWS: Last week the Bureau of Land Management released the final environmental review  of its Western Solar Plan, which guides utility-scale solar development on public lands. The proposed “roadmap” is similar to the draft proposals and puts m…