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Powering Change: Offshore Wind

Season 1 Episode 4 | 27m 35s

New Bedford, Massachusetts, made its fortune hunting whales for oil. Nearly two centuries later, Mayor Jon Mitchell is wagering the city’s comeback on offshore wind. Miles O’Brien flies out to the turbines, rides with fishermen wary of losing their scallop grounds, and examines the political storm, from whale die-off claims to President Trump’s stop-work orders, testing the future of wind power.

Aired: 08/25/26 | Expires: 09/23/26
Made possible in part by support provided by Sue Hart-Wadley and Searle Wadley with additional support from Jerry Cox.
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