Democratic U.S. senators from four states want federal environmental officials to address a spate of whale deaths on both coasts, urging “transparency and timeliness” in releasing information about whale deaths and their causes.
The call late Tuesday by New Jersey Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory A. Booker; Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, and Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse for action by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marked the first large-scale request for action by Democratic federal lawmakers on an issue that has rapidly become politicized.
In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Booker said he wants the agency to protect whales and communicate quickly about any deaths. “Without action, the will likely go extinct,” they wrote. “If we do not act, other whale species may face the same fate.” NOAA has declared “unusual mortality events” involving whales on both coasts, including one on the East Coast dating back to 2016.
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