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Although opponents of offshore wind projects blame them for a spate of whale deaths over the past 13 months on the East Coast, 2 federal environmental agencies said climate change is the biggest threat to the right whales.
Two federal agencies are looking to better protect endangered whales amid a surge in offshore wind farm development.
Two federal environmental agencies issued plans Thursday to better protect endangered whales amid offshore wind farm development. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released final plans to protect endangered North American right whales, of which there are only about 360 left in the world. The agencies said they are trying to find ways to better protect the whales amid a surge of offshore wind farm projects, particularly on the U.S. East Coast.
Two federal agencies are looking to better protect endangered whales amid a surge in offshore wind farm development.
As we enter a New Year, the memories of the shocks to the foundations to the U.S. offshore wind segment remain fresh. In short…