by faster | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: December 22, 2020 SNIP: [V]arious forms of PFAS are still used in a spectrum of industrial and consumer products – from nonstick frying pans and stain-resistant carpets to food wrappers and firefighting foam – and have become ubiquitous. The...
by faster | Dec 11, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Narwhal DATE: December 11, 2020 SNIP: The Indian River watershed, which used to provide “sweeping” wetland habitat south of Dawson City, Yukon, has been all but destroyed by placer mining, Darren Taylor, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation’s director of natural...
by faster | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Science DATE: December 3, 2020 SNIP: For decades, something in urban streams has been killing coho salmon in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Even after Seattle began to restore salmon habitat in the 1990s, up to 90% of the adults migrating up certain streams to...
by faster | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: EcoWatch DATE: December 2, 2020 SNIP: A national nonprofit revealed Tuesday that testing commissioned by the group as well as separate analysis conducted by Massachusetts officials show samples of an aerially sprayed pesticide used by the commonwealth and at...
by faster | Oct 25, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: LA Times DATE; October 25, 2020 SNIP: Not far from Santa Catalina Island, in an ocean shared by divers and fishermen, kelp forests and whales, David Valentine decoded unusual signals underwater that gave him chills. The UC Santa Barbara scientist was supposed...
