Trump Officials Push for Atlantic Oil Exploration Using Harmful Seismic Blasting
6/6/2017
The prospect of drilling off the Carolinas coast inched closer Tuesday with publication of a federal notice on high-volume sonic blasts that could affect ...
6/5/2017
?A humpback whale breaches about 25 miles east of Boston. Environmentalists say air guns for seismic surveys are so loud they can disturb or injure ...
"In addition to being extremely loud, these blasts are of special concern to marine life, including fish, turtles and whales, which depend on sound for ...
Whales are especially vulnerable to the intense low-frequency noise produced by seismic airguns.The mid- and south Atlantic are home to some of ...
Scientists warn that seismic activity alone could drive the endangered North Atlantic right whale to extinction. Lawmakers, commercial and recreational ...
“In addition to being extremely loud, these blasts are of special concern to marine life, including fish, turtles and whales, which depend on sound for ...
“Deafening whales and dolphins to hunt for dirty oil in these sensitive coastal environments is reckless and cruel,” said Kristen Monsell, an attorney at ...