Ms. Linowes says a recent sound study conducted by Rand Acoustics of the high decibel noise levels at wind survey sites finds that sonar mapping produces much louder sounds than offshore wind developers are reporting to government regulators. This would make the area in which whales could be injured by the noise much larger than is currently being monitored. “We believe this is a major factor behind the recent spate of whale deaths in the Atlantic Ocean.”
A state judge will rule next month on whether to grant New Jersey s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a $1 billion tax break for offshore wind development.