Environmental advocates are applauding plans to develop offshore wind off the coast of NJ in a part of the ocean known as the New York Bight. Last week, six companies were awarded lease areas after completing a competitive bidding process worth more than $4 billion. The projects developed on the lease sites could provide enough electricity to power 2 million homes.

Clean Ocean Action, an organization credited with stopping ocean dumping and praised for its annual ‘beach sweeps,’ says it supports offshore energy but fears its large-scale implementation is being rushed without adequate consideration of the impact on ocean animals and sea life.

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