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A visit to Massachusetts' first offshore wind project, Vineyard Wind

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The Vineyard Wind project, the country's first large-scale offshore wind farm, is under scrutiny after an incident in July in which one of the blades on a wind turbine broke, sending debris into the ocean with fiberglass and foam chunks washing ashore.

WBUR senior climate and environment reporter Miriam Wasser joins Radio Boston to share what she saw on a boat trip to see the project. Vineyard Wind is still under construction, but once it's done, its 62 turbines will produce enough electricity to power about 400,000 homes in Massachusetts.

This segment aired on September 19, 2024.

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