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Republicans Propose Nationwide Offshore Wind Ban, Citing Unsubstantiated Links to Whale Deaths

Inside Climate News · By Kristoffer Tigue · last updated
A new GOP bill calls for a moratorium on wind farms after dozens of dead whales washed ashore since December. Scientists say no evidence suggests wind projects are to blame.

By Kristoffer Tigue

Republican lawmakers and right-wing political groups are doubling down on their calls for the Biden administration to temporarily halt all development of offshore wind farms along U.S. coasts after 8 dolphins found stranded on a New Jersey beach this week died. It’s the latest incident to fuel a heated, monthslong debate over the potential environmental impacts of offshore wind energy that experts say has become mired in conspiracy theories and misinformation.

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