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NJ uses new law to bypass local OK for offshore wind project | 2023-02-18 02:32:19

New Jersey utility regulators have used a controversial law enabling them to bypass local authorities and grant approvals needed for an offshore wind project to proceed.

New Jersey utility regulators have used a controversial law enabling them to bypass local authorities and grant approvals needed for an offshore wind project to proceed

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey utility regulators used a controversial law Friday enabling them to bypass local authorities and grant approvals

Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan has joined in the crescendo of those calling for a moratorium on offshore wind amid whale deaths.

For several hours Tuesday, a team of about 30 researchers examined every inch of a North Atlantic right whale that washed ashore on Sunday in Virginia Beach.

Humpback whales continue to wash ashore along the East Coast and Mid Atlantic.

While all say deaths are concerning, scientists, politicians and environmentalists quibble on the cause.

A spate of whales washing up along East Coast beaches has exposed a deep rift in the environmental movement between conservationists seeking to stop the construction of massive offshore wind farms and green energy proponents pushing renewable energy projects that they say will save the planet from global warming.

Experts are weighing in and pointing fingers regarding the trend of mysterious whale deaths that continue on the US East Coast. Find out if the mystery is solved here: