Anastasia E. Lennon

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Anastasia E. Lennon joined The New Bedford Light in October 2021, where she covers the fishing industry, offshore wind and police. Before coming to The Light, she wrote for The Standard-Times and The Patriot Ledger. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history and anthropology from Stony Brook University and a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University.

A rendering of the full-scale offshore wind machine.

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Blown Away: Fishermen endangered by offshore wind’s political power

Turbines the height of 70-story skyscrapers will soon tower over East Coast fishing grounds. But government regulators with ties to offshore wind developers are downplaying the danger to the marine ecosystem and fishermen’s livelihoods.

ByWill Sennott Anastasia E. Lennon

April 23, 2023