Dead Dolphin Washes Up on Cliff Walk in Shadow of Newport Wind Farm - Newport Buzz

Dead Dolphin Washes Up on Cliff Walk in Shadow of Newport Wind Farm - Newport Buzz

Newport Buzz Dead Dolphin Washes Up on Cliff Walk in Shadow of Newport Wind Farm Another dead dolphin has washed up along Newport’s picturesque Ocean Drive—this time in full view of the offshore wind turbines critics are calling an ecological disaster in the making. The bloated, decaying dolphin carcass, spotted Monday, is just the latest grim addition to what NOAA has labeled an “Unusual Mortality Event” for marine mammals that has plagued the …

Dead dolphin washes up on Cliff Walk in shadow of Newport wind farm

Another dead dolphin has washed up along Newport’s picturesque Ocean Drive—this time in full view of the offshore wind turbines critics are calling an ecological disaster in the making. The bloated, decaying dolphin carcass, spotted Monday, is just the latest grim addition to what NOAA has labeled an “Unusual Mortality Event” for marine mammals that has plagued the East Coast for the past several years. But while federal officials scramble for a…