GRAND MEDOW, Minn. – Under pressure from state regulators, the giant NextEra wind-energy company finally has removed piles of old turbine blades dumped years ago on the Grand Meadow outskirts. NextEra had ignored local pleas to clean up its mess. Only after two state agencies threatened to act did NextEra hire a contractor to haul the discarded blades away for recycling.
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NextEra, based in Juno Beach, Florida, near Mara-a-Lago, claims to be the largest US. electricity producer. Its wind farms dominate Iowa and southern Minnesota. The company’s revenue exceeds $18 billion a year.