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Report: Wind turbines don’t cause health problems

There is little to no evidence that wind turbines pose a risk to the health or residents living near them, a panel of independent scientists and doctors found in a report released today by the state Department of Environmental Protection. But the report found “limited evidence” that the noise from wind turbines can result in sleep disruption and annoyance.

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