April 16, 2023

Source: NPR

Excerpt:

At least 12 whales have washed up on beaches in New York and New Jersey since December. People are spreading misinformation that off-shore wind development caused their deaths.

A dozen dead whales have washed up on beaches in New York and New Jersey since December. Now, this is part of a trend in increased whale deaths all along the east coast, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is trying to figure out what’s going on. Jacklyn Jeffrey-Wilensky is a reporter with member station WNYC. She is on this.

Listen here: Misinformation is spreading that washed up whales died from offshore wind development