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Thursday 23 February 2023

Marine commission: Whale deaths not linked to wind prep work

By WAYNE PARRY Beach, Virginia. It was a
Associated Press 20-year-old, 43-foot male.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) A necropsy was conduct-
— An independent scien- ed by numerous state and
tific agency that advises city agencies and a pri-
the federal government vate stranding response
on policies that could im- program, determining that
pact marine mammals said the whale suffered a cata-
there is no evidence linking strophic blunt force trau-
site preparation work for matic injury, impacting its
offshore wind farms with a spine. The injuries, which
number of whale deaths are consistent with those
along the U.S. East Coast. often found in animals that
In a statement released have been struck by ships,
Tuesday, the Marine Mam- included multiple vertebral
mal Commission became fractures that would have
the third federal agency to resulted in death shortly af-
reject a link between the ter the injury.
deaths and the offshore Today, there are fewer
wind energy industry, de- than 350 North Atlantic
spite a growing narrative right whales in existence,
among offshore wind op- with fewer than 95 mature
ponents that probing the females in the population.
ocean floor to prepare for An unusual mortality event
wind turbine projects is kill- was declared for these ani-
ing whales. The body of a humpback whale lies on a beach in Brigantine N.J. after it washed ashore on Jan. mals in 2017.
Last month, the National 13, 2023. The commission’s report
Oceanic and Atmospheric Associated Press comes as offshore wind
Administration and the U.S. the media, there is no evi- or post-mortem, showed in the northeast is growing, opponents are pushing for
Bureau of Ocean Energy dence to link these strand- evidence of a ship strike or something other agen- investigations into wheth-
Management said there ings to offshore wind en- entanglement with fishing cies have noted as well. er offshore wind is killing
is no evidence linking off- ergy development,” the gear. As the population grows, whales, even though the
shore wind development commission said. Others were floating at sea more whales are choosing federal government has
with whale deaths. The deaths are part of an or otherwise inaccessible. to spend the winter in the been investigating whale
The commission said 16 “unusual mortality event” The commission said the northeast, where they are deaths since 2016.
humpback whales and involving humpback number of whale strand- more vulnerable to being Earlier this week, two Re-
at least one critically en- whales declared by the ings is not unusual. Ten or struck by ships or entangled publican Congressmen
dangered North Atlantic National Marine Fisheries more humpback whales in fishing gear, instead of from New Jersey an-
right whale have washed Service in 2016. have stranded each year migrating to warmer areas. nounced legislation aimed
ashore dead on the East The agency said 40% of since 2016, with a high of On Feb. 12, a dead North at investigating, pausing or
Coast this winter. the whales that could be 34 in 2017, it added. Atlantic right whale halting offshore wind proj-
“Despite several reports in examined at necropsy, It said the number of whales washed ashore in Virginia ects. q

Malcolm X's daughter to sue CIA and FBI for wrongful death

ing them of playing a role back some information. ment. Crump noted the
in his death. Ilyasah Shabazz, the co- anniversary date and said
Two of his daughters, Ilyas- administrator of her fa- that ever since then, "there
ah Shabazz and Qubilah ther's estate, filed notices has been speculation as to
Shabazz, were joined by of claim, which is the first who was involved in the as-
attorney Ben Crump at a step in the process, saying sassination of Malcolm X."
news conference at the site that the agencies "con- He cited the 2021 exonera-
of the former Audubon Ball- spired with each other and tions and said that govern-
room in upper Manhattan, with other individuals and ment agencies including
where Malcolm X was fa- acted, and failed to act, the Manhattan district at-
tally shot as a crowd gath- in such a way as to bring torney, the NYPD and the
ered to hear him speak on about the wrongful death FBI "had factual evidence,
Feb. 21, 1965. of Malcolm X." exculpatory evidence
For decades questions "For years our family has that they fraudulently con-
have circulated over who fought for the truth to cealed from the men who
Ilyasah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, second from right, was responsible for his come to light," she said at were wrongfully convicted
speaks during a news conference at the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty death. the news conference. "We for the assassination of Mal-
Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center in New York, Tues- Three men were convicted, want justice served for our colm X."
day, Feb. 21, 2023. but two were exonerated father." Asked if he believes gov-
Associated Press
in 2021 after a renewed in- Emails seeking comment ernment agencies con-
NEW YORK (AP) — The fam- announcing plans to sue vestigation into the cases were sent to the CIA, FBI, spired to assassinate Mal-
ily of slain civil rights lead- agencies including the against them showed the Department of Justice and colm, Crump said, "That is
er Malcolm X marked on CIA, FBI, the New York Po- evidence used to gain New York City's legal de- what we are alleging, yes.
Tuesday the anniversary of lice Department and oth- convictions was shaky and partment. The DOJ and They infiltrated many civil
his 1965 assassination by ers for $100 million, accus- that authorities had held NYPD declined to com- rights organizations."q