
, , Oct 30 2012 60 neighbors sue NY wind farm operators for negligence , nuisance , liability Human impacts Wind turbines Add comments Sixty people who live within a mile of the Hardscrabble Wind Farm in Herkimer County , NY , have sued the operators of a 37-turbine wind farm that began operating in early 2011. Initial press reports suggest that the suit does not aim to shut the wind farm down , but to receive damages payments based on a litany of specific impacts , ranging from noise-induced headaches and sleep disruption to reduced productivity of livestock . It’s likely that any attempt to shut the wind farm down would be difficult if not impossible , since the project is operating under fully valid permits . In recent months , Iberdrola , which manufactured the turbines in the