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Major Battle Over Wind Power and Whale Deaths Is Brewing Off Jersey Shore, as GOP Seeks a Moratorium on Development

Danish company Orsted demanding huge tax breaks, as Governor Murphy offers a $1 billion subsidy and opponents head to court.

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America's first offshore wind farm, owned by the Danish company, Orsted, off Block Island, Rhode Island, on October 17, 2022. AP/David Goldman
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

New Jersey state senate Republicans are calling for a moratorium on all offshore wind development until concerns over whale deaths and the financial viability of these projects are addressed.

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CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

Ms. McCaughey is a native New Yorker who covers politics and policy. Her work has appeared in the New York Post, New York Daily News, Fox News, and other publications.

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