US Health Secretary Kennedy Orders CDC Probe Into Offshore Wind Farm Health Risks

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate potential health and environmental impacts of offshore wind farms. This directive includes research into how offshore wind farms might affect fishing businesses and concerns about electromagnetic frequencies generated by undersea cables connecting wind turbines to the power grid. Kennedy has engaged directly with CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and specified experts for this study, with involvement from the office of the U.S. Surgeon General. The initiative reflects President Donald Trump's broader administration efforts to scrutinize and oppose offshore wind energy development, which he has publicly criticized. The study was intended to be completed within a few months prior to the government shutdown. Overall, this move underscores the administration's opposition to offshore wind farms despite the renewable energy source's proponents asserting no harm from such installations.