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Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions

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The proposed rules would have expanded slow zones off the East Coast as well as the size classes of boats and ships that must slow down.

The endangered North Atlantic right whale numbers less than 380 and its population has plummeted in recent years .

The move will leave the endangered whale vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration signals a shift from environmental conservation to support for marine industries, conservation groups say.