The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale. Environmentalists say the move Wednesday, in the waning days of the Biden administration, will leave the endangered North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration is signalling a shift from environmental conservation to support for marine industries. But federal authorities said there’s no way to implement the rules before President-elect Donald Trump takes over. The whales number less than 380 and they are vulnerable to collisions with ships.

The federal government withdrew proposed East Coast ship speed rules aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales. Conservationists fear this move leaves fewer than 380 whales at greater extinction risk.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The federal government is withdrawing a proposal that would require more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale, officials said on Wednesday. World News | Biden Administration Withdraws Rules to Save Endangered Whales from Collisions.

The effort to help North Atlantic right whales did not get completed and is expected to be dropped when Donald Trump takes office.

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