White House Blocks Ship Speed Limits Meant to Protect Whales (Environment News Service)
WASHINGTON, DC , July 16, 2007 (ENS) - A government plan for ship speed limits to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales is being held up by White House officials due to opposition by foreign shipping interests, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER, a national organization of workers in natural resource agencies.
WASHINGTON, DC , July 16, 2007 (ENS) - A government plan for ship speed limits to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales is being held up by White House officials due to opposition by foreign shipping interests, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER, a national organization of workers in natural resource agencies.