New Jersey Lawmakers Call for Halt to Offshore Wind Project, Seek Probe of Whale Deaths

A growing number of elected county, state, and federal officials in New Jersey are seeking a halt to offshore wind turbine work, along with an independent investigation into why dead whales and dolphins have been washing up on the state’s beaches.
“The whales are the canaries in the coal mine; they’re telling us something we all need to listen to,” U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) said during a press conference at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch, New Jersey, on April 5.
Smith and Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) have introduced a measure that calls for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the deaths. Smith said it’s no accident that government scientists don’t seem to know or care why the animals are dying….}