Wisconsin Farmers Raise Concerns Over Proposed 190-Mile Transmission Line Project
Farmers in Wisconsin are expressing significant concerns regarding the proposed 190-mile BECI Project transmission line, which is slated to run from Crawford to Walworth County. Some of the proposed routes for this project, spearheaded by Midcontinent Grid Solutions (MGS), would traverse active farmland. Kay Luxton, a local farmer, highlighted her worry that one route would place a transmission line just 50 feet from her cattle, raising fears about the health and safety impacts on her animals and other dairy farmers in the area. While MGS asserts that such lines have existed for over 60 years without negative effects on livestock, citing scientific evidence that low-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) pose no increased risk, farmers like Luxton dispute this, pointing to research suggesting potential dangers. The project aims to provide low-cost energy to Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest, but it faces opposition from landowners and some lawmakers. A U.S. Representative from Ohio has introduced a bill to m...
