Dead whales on the east coast fuel misinformation about offshore wind development
Experts don't know what's behind the years-long trend of whale deaths. But there's no evidence connecting the deaths to offshore wind development, which is less noisy than fossil fuel exploration.
A dozen dead whales have washed up on New York and New Jersey beaches since December. It's part of a years-long trend in whale deaths up and down the east coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is trying to figure out what's going on.
The deaths have led some protesters to call for an end to offshore wind development, saying — . Some of those protesters are with the environmental group Clean Ocean Action,
