New Jersey's governor said Friday he does not think undersea preparations for offshore wind farms should be halted in response to a recent spate of whale deaths in New Jersey and New York.
“We should suspend all work related to offshore wind development until we can determine the cause of death of these whales, some of which are endangered,” said New Jersey state Sen. Vince Polistina, a Republican who represents the area. “The work related to offshore wind projects is the primary difference in our waters, and it’s hard to believe that the death of whales on our beaches is just a coincidence.”“This is tragic, obviously,” he said.
It did not say what specific type of work it is doing off New Jersey and did not answer that question in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. NOAA said 11 such applications are active in the area but involve nonserious injuries or harassment of marine animals, not killing them.
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