Battle between wind farms and whale lovers hits Supreme Court

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WHALES v. WIND FARMS

It's an argument that the U.S. Supreme Court could be hearing very soon.

A very interesting fight has developed between two proponents of ideas that you wouldn't think have much to do with each other but are apparently quite intertwined.

A grassroots Nantucket-based group that opposes the development of offshore wind energy because it's detrimental to America's whales is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision that the Nantucket group says violates the Endangered Species Act.

"We feel really excited about it, but I think it’s a shame we’ve had to go this far," Amy DiSibio, board member with Nantucket Residents Against Turbines said.

According to JustTheNews.com, "The lawsuit argues that the agency failed to follow a requirement in the ESA to use “the best available scientific and commercial data available.”

Even though analyses of the project found that it would “contribute to stressors that affect” the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, and that “the loss of even one individual a year” could reduce the species’ recovery, NMFS and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management created an exception to the ESA requirement.

"There's a critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale out there, and you are materially changing its safe haven. In fact, you're destroying it," Disibio said.

In April 2024, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit dismissed the suit.

As a result, it was appealed to the federal level.

There are many legal battles going on in America at present, and each side has its specific arguments.

Which one are you taking in this quarrel?

Do you choose the wind energy people who claim they're trying to bring down energy costs, or the whale lovers who say they're protecting an endangered species?

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