"A new bill proposed in the New York city council would ban the use of toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” in protective gear worn by the city’s 11,000 firefighters." "Approval of legislation to ban Pfas would be major win for advocates pushing for safer gear alternatives across US"
"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week joined governors from six other states signing onto a petition demanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency add microplastics to its program collecting data on contaminants not currently covered by the Safe Drinking Water Act."
"A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable."
"New York just slammed the brakes on rules that would’ve prohibited fossil fuels in new homes and businesses."
"Pennsylvania will no longer seek to be part of a regional climate agreement among states in the Northeast U.S."
"New York regulators on Friday approved a water-quality permit for a long-contested pipeline that would bring natural gas to the state from Pennsylvania."
"A new report says America’s lobsters, which have been in decline since 2018, are now being overfished off New England."
"The law required a state agency to issue major regulations more than a year and a half ago, and it had no excuse not to, the court found."
"Massachusetts is helping to transform cranberry bogs into habitats that broaden conservation and climate change resilience."
"The number of North Atlantic right whales ticked up in 2024, according to researchers’ latest estimate of this critically endangered species. Scientists, while cautiously optimistic, said threats including entanglement in fishing gear, climate change and low birth rates still loom over efforts to save the animals from extinction."
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