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Whales are dying, but it’s not because of wind farms
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The tail of a dead beached whale is seen on Rockaway beach on December 13th, 2022, in the Queens borough of New York City. | Photo by Bryan Bedder / Getty Images
Whales are washing up along the east coast of the US. Offshore wind opponents blame future wind farms. Experts see a different threat.