Federal Judge Sides With Osage Nation, Orders Removal Of 84 Wind Turbines

The Osage Nation won a massive ruling in Tulsa federal court on Wednesday that requires Enel to dismantle a 150-megawatt wind project it built in Osage County despite the tribe's repeated objections. The tribe's fight against Rome-based Enel began in 2011 and is the longest-running legal battle over wind energy in American history. As reported on Thursday, the ruling grants the United States, the Osage Nation, and Osage Minerals Council permanent injunctive relief via "ejectment of the wind turbine farm for continuing trespass."

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