TRACKING THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WASTEWATER

AUDIO: Dr. Alexandria Boehm, professor at Stanford University, and WastewaterSCAN principal
During the winter months, infectious diseases like flu, RSV, and COVID-19 typically rise across the country. Tracking these viruses is essential to helping prevent their spread and keeping communities healthy.

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Climate Change Threatening New England Fisheries

AUDIO: Chris Free, Fishery Research Scientist at University of California-Santa Barbara and Chris Brown, President of Seafood Harvesters of America and a commercial fisherman in Rhode Island
(New England, Thursday, April 13, 2023) – New England fishermen are feeling the impacts of climate change. As the ocean warms, fish populations are moving north, and fishing jobs are down 16% across the region....

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June Is World Oceans Month – New Report Finds That 71% of Americans Want the U.S. To Reduce Its Reliance on Plastic

AUDIO: Anthony Tusino, Senior Program Officer, World Wildlife Fund
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 21, 2022) – Eleven million metric tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans every year. This World Oceans Month, we need to take action to ensure plastic materials do not have...

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Report Shows American’s Views on Aquaculture & Need for Stronger Consumer Protections and Regulations on Farmed Seafood in the U.S.

AUDIO: Eric Schwaab, Senior Vice President for Ecosystems and Oceans, Environmental Defense Fund
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, August 5, 2021)  – The United States is the world’s second-largest consumer of seafood, and the demand is only growing. Now more than ever, conscientious consumers want to know where their fish...

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Expansion of Universal Background Checks for Guns

AUDIO: Peter Ambler, Executive Director, Giffords
(Washington, D.C., Friday, June 25, 2021) – Gun deaths in the U.S. reached their highest levels in decades with more than 38,000 Americans dying each year from gun violence, an average of 100 Americans every...

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New England Needs to Focus on Clean Energy in Order to Cut Climate Pollution

AUDIO: Greg Cunningham, Vice President and Director, Conservation Law Foundation’s Clean Energy and Climate Change Program
(Boston, MA, Thursday, February 7, 2019) – New England has enough power to weather even the most intense cold snaps. Rather than build polluting, expensive fracked gas pipelines – that will swiftly become obsolete – we...

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