Whales are dying. Don’t blame wind turbines.

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1. **From the article:**

   When a whale dies, it often decomposes quite quickly—the process starts within hours of an animal’s stranding on shore. Depending on the species, they may have six inches or more of blubber, an insulating layer that traps heat inside and turns their internal organs to mush. 

   That can make Jennifer Bloodgood’s job very difficult. As a wildlife veterinarian with New York state and Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, she’s an expert on conducting whale necropsies, as autopsies on animals are called—and she knows that it’s best to start them quickly, or she could miss key clues about how the gigantic mammal perished.

   These investigations have become especially important because whale deaths have become a political flashpoint with significant consequences. There are currently three active mortality events for whales in the Atlantic, meaning clusters of deaths that experts consider unusual. And Republican [lawmakers](https://apnews.com/article/offshore-wind-government-accountability-office-whales-ocean-c6c207ca5f0b00204959cc9213b3e727), influential [conservative](https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/28/memo-to-ap-wind-farm-contractors-admit-turbines-harm-whales-dolphins/)[ think tanks](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/right-wing-groups-sue-us-over-offshore-wind-impact-whales-2024-03-18/), and—most notably—President Donald Trump (a [longtime](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15l3knp4xyo) enemy of wind power) are making dubious claims about how offshore wind farms are responsible.

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