Wildlife conservationists say that a recent uptick in deaths of these endangered whales corresponds with the development of offshore wind projects that are part of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda.
Acoalition of conservative groups has filed a lawsuit against federal agencies and their top officials and the company planning to build what is expected to be the world’s largest offshore wind project.
The Heartland Institute, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow and the National Legal and Policy Center, Public Radio East reports, are asking for a preliminary injunction to stop the construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, a 2.6-gigawatt project being developed by Dominion Energy.
The 61-page complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, according to Fox News, argues the project would cause significant harm to the North American right whale.
The lawsuit alleges that agencies illegally approved the project that will subject the endangered whales to harm.