Bloomberg News reports that Kennedy has directed the CDC to investigate the alleged harmful effects of offshore wind farms.
Bloomberg News, citing sources familiar with the issue, reported that U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the potential harms caused by offshore wind farms.
The move is part a larger push by the Trump Administration to scrutinize offshore development, something that Trump has himself repeatedly criticized.
The report stated that in late summer, Kennedy, who is the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), instructed the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the CDC, to conduct research on the impact of wind farms on fishing operations.
Bloomberg reported that Kennedy met with NIOSH Director John Howard to discuss the issue, and provided a list of experts for Howard's staff to contact.
The report also stated that the U.S. Surgeon General's office was involved in the project, which HHS aimed to complete within two months, before the current government shutdown.
HHS didn't immediately respond to our request for comment.
(source: Reuters)
