New Permanent Ocean Speed Limit Protects Whales
Due to a petition filed by animal-welfare groups, a once tentative large vessel speed limit is now a permanent law.
The Obama administration has instituted lower speed limits on seafaring vessels that are 65 feet or longer in select ocean territories as a way to aid the recovery of endangered whale species populations. The speed limit was first reduced five years ago as a tentative measure, but was made a permanent law days before its December 9, 2013 expiration date. According to the Humane Society of the United States, the federal government cites large ship collisions and commercial fishing gear entanglements as the greatest detriments to the ocean mammals’ struggle to regain their numbers, but since the speed-reduction law was imposed in 2008, there have been zero deaths reported within a 40-mile radius of the speed limit zone.
Award-Winning Vegan Restaurant To Close Its Doors
San Francisco's famed Millennium Restaurant will shut down this April after losing lease.
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ASICS Launches Vegan Running Shoe for 2015
The Gel-Lyte V is the latest cruelty-free shoe offered by the manufacturer.
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A Brief History of Calif.'s Prop 2
How California's landmark Proposition 2 went from idea to implementation.
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White Castle Debuts Veggie Burger Across Country
National fast-food chain launches its first vegan burger.
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Japanese Group Launches Vegetarian Restaurant Campaign
With Japan hosting the 2020 Olympics, the group hopes to get thousands of Tokyo restaurants to offer meat-free meals.
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