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NOAA dumps controversial boat speed limit at heart of debate over protecting right whales
After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right whale conservation.
NOAA withdraws speed rule proposal aimed at protecting endangered whale
NOAA proposed a speed change to certain water vessels in order to aid the critically endangered right whale population.
NOAA withdrew its boat speed limit proposal. What does this mean for the whales it meant to protect?
After conservationists pushed for more, NOAA Fisheries withdrew a proposal that would have expanded boat speed limits and protected North Atlantic Right Whales.
NOAA backs off more boating restrictions to protect right whales. Some are relieved.
NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing mixed reactions.
After more than 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdraws vessel speed limit proposal meant to protect endangered whales
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has withdrawn its proposal to amend vessel speed regulations that were originally pitched to help reduce conflicts with endangered North
NOAA scraps proposed speed limits meant to protect whales around Cape Cod, Islands
The proposed speed limits would have impacted all ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as ferries from Boston to Provincetown.
Feds scrap small boat speed limits, including off NC, to help endangered right whales
The rule would have limited boats as small as 35 feet to 10 knots when North Atlantic right whales were migrating through NC's near-shore waters.
Biden administration gives up on lower ocean speed limits to protect right whales
Federal regulators are abandoning a proposal to expand ocean speed limits that were designed to protect North Atlantic right whales. The whales, which give birth off Georgia’s coast in the winter, are nearing extinction: just 370 remain,
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Q&A: NOAA Fisheries chief on the federal law in need of an update
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'Unusual' and weak La Niña finally here, NOAA confirms
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NOAA predicts drier than normal forecast for Arizona through April
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NOAA withdraws controversial Right Wale rule proposal
The rule was proposed in August 2022 with the goal of limiting the number of North Atlantic Right Whale deaths.
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EPA inspection uncovered methane leaks at Benton County landfill
An EPA inspection last summer found dozens of methane leaks at the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County. The site accepts ...
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2024 was the warmest year globally on record
It has been a pretty cold start to 2025 with below-average temperatures and wind chills that have gotten down below zero.