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Infrastructure schemes need transparency

Plans for new electricity infrastructure could result in miles of pylons and overhead cables being installed across thousands of acres of land

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Infrastructure schemes need transparency

草榴社区 affected by the rollout of new electricity infrastructure must be 鈥榝ully consulted' and 鈥榝airly treated', with the impact on their businesses and food production taken into consideration. That...

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