Government faces sparking rural backlash over plan to relax wind turbine rules
Environment Minister Eamon Ryan. Photo: Julien Behal
Philip Ryan
A major review of the rules governing the construction of wind turbines is likely to result in more relaxed regulations and spark a backlash among rural communities.
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