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National Park Air Tour Management Plans In California Challenged In Court

by PEER | March 21, 2023
n the ongoing trend of air tour management plans for national parks being called shoddy and insufficient in their crafting, a lawsuit has been filed challenging tour plans for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Reyes National Seashore, Muir Woods National Monument, and San ...

PEERMail | Whales on the Brink of Extinction

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At least three large whale species in U.S. waters are on the brink of extinction and ship strikes are the leading cause of death ...

Turf recycler hit with environmental violations as it works to open PA plant

by PEER | March 20, 2023
Unfortunately, turf field disposal is often a matter of out-of-sight, out-of-mind, advocates say. “It’s being shipped overseas. It’s being dumped in fields in Pennsylvania and wetlands in Maryland and Massachusetts,” said Kyla Bennett, science policy director for Public ...

Nationwide standard pitched for vessel speed zones protecting whales

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PEER and The Ocean Foundation filed the petition, which is the first to propose a nationwide minimum standard for whale safety zones. NOAA Fisheries would establish whale safety zones for all large ships entering or exiting American ports or transiting through marine sanctuaries and ...