Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions
- The Biden administration is withdrawing a proposal to require ships to slow down in East Coast waters to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale, which numbers fewer than 380.
- The National Marine Fisheries Service received about 90,000 public comments on the proposed rules, but officials stated they lack time to finalize them before the new administration takes office.
- Conservation groups argue that tighter ship speed rules are necessary due to documented collision deaths of right whales, as vessel strikes are a leading cause of their decline.
- The withdrawal of the rule leaves the North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to extinction, with the incoming administration likely to support marine industries over environmental conservation.
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