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Correspondent on WBUR’s environmental desk. I work at ‘BUR but all tweets are my own. Especially the funny ones.
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Narrowing Endangered Species Act will likely drive right whales to extinction, experts warn

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By Barbara Moran Verified
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Environmental advocates say a Trump administration proposal to narrow the scope of the Endangered Species Act could drive the world's remaining North Atlantic right whales to extinction, with the animals likely reaching the point of no return within a decade. "It doesn't take much to push a species like this right over the brink," said  Mark Baumgartner, a marine ecologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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State will not allow disposal of radioactive water in Cape Cod Bay

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By Barbara Moran Verified
| WBUR News Verified
The company cleaning up the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth will not be allowed to discharge radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the final decision Tuesday after a two year review. “The news from MassDEP is good for Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, and Southeastern Massachusetts,” said Andrew Gottlieb, executive director of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, one of the groups that opposed the dumping.
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Can certain underwater sounds revive decimated oyster reefs?

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By Barbara Moran Verified
| Here & Now Anytime Verified
Can certain underwater sounds revive decimated oyster reefs? (Illustration by Frannie Monahan/WBUR) New England's coastline was once teeming with wild oyster reefs. But pollution and overharvesting have destroyed them. Now, researchers are trying to restore them using underwater sounds to lure more oysters back to the area. This segment airs on August 18, 2026. Audio will be available after the broadcast.
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