Offshore wind in the U.S. is poised for a boom.

States from Rhode Island, on down to Virginia,

all have plans to ramp up offshore wind over the next decade.

And the Biden administration has pledged to add 30 gigawatts

of offshore wind by 2030.

It's all part of an energy overhaul

that aims to swap fossil fuels for renewables,

raining in climate change, and protecting our planet.

Curving climate change is one of the best things

we can do to protect marine species.

But harnessing the wind to blowback emissions

is not without its own impacts.

Of special concern are these denizens of the sea.

That's a North Atlantic right whale

recorded off the coast of Martha's Vineyard

and Massachusetts.

North Atlantic right whales migrate and feed

along the U.S. East coast, which is also ground zero

for the U.S.'s growing offshore wind industry.

Scientific American custom media

spoke with Oceanographer Joe Brody.

He's part of a team trying to figure out

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