National Strategy to Avoid Whale Ship Strikes Proposed
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PEER | March 15, 2023
Increase in Ship Size and Traffic Drive Whales to Extinction in U.S. Waters ...
Greens petition NOAA to create ‘whale safety zones’
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Environmental advocates, incensed by recent reports of ships speeding through slow zones meant to protect whales, are calling on NOAA to establish year-round navigation standards for all coastal waters. The Ocean Foundation and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) on ...
What do the EPA’s new drinking water limits for PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” mean for Colorado?
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Advocates of tougher PFAS regulation urged the EPA and other federal agencies to make grants and low-cost loans available to local water districts to build new systems. Billions of dollars for drinking water were included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act ...
We answered readers’ most-asked questions about PFAS, brain cancer, and the Inquirer’s investigation into old Vet turf
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PEER | March 14, 2023
The Inquirer hosted a Reddit AMA (”Ask Me Anything”) on Tuesday in collaboration with the r/baseball subreddit, answering readers’ most-asked questions about the story. Inquirer reporters Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta were joined by Kyla Bennett, science policy director for ...
EPA’s move to limit ‘forever chemicals’ would go beyond Massachusetts’ existing regulations
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On the other hand, some critics of the regulations are concerned it doesn’t go far enough. “We can no longer afford this chemical by chemical approach when there are over 14,000 PFAS,” said Kyla Bennet, science policy director with Public Employees for Environmental ...
