A federal plan to slow down boats to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales recently hit the brakes.  Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) withdrew a proposed set of rules that would have expanded existing vessel speed restrictions in certain waters across the U.S. Eastern Seaboard at times when the … Continue reading NOAA Withdraws Proposal to Expand Speed Limit Zones for Endangered Whales