A company planning to build 84 turbines off the coast of Martha's Vineyard is asking experts to come up with ways to prevent ships at sea and the proposed wind farm from harming endangered right whales.
"Vineyard Wind is seeking technology firms or academic institutions to provide and operationalize enhanced acoustic monitoring systems that will detect the presence of Right Whales, and transmit information in real-time to project staff so that enhanced protections can be effectively implemented," the company said in a press release Tuesday.
A Boston city councilor wants companies doing business with the city to have to give advance notice of work schedules to their employees or pay them more for not doing so.
Michelle Wu, a councilor-at-large who lives in Roslindale, is proposing a city ordinance governing contractors with the city government that would require them to "provide their employees with advance notice of work schedules, fairly compensate employees for last minute changes in schedules, and acknowledge the right of employees to rest between shifts," according to a written statement.
