Congress hears testimony opposing right whale speed rule

  • A team works to disentangle a North Atlantic right whale. Entanglements with commercial fishing gear is one of the leading causes of death for right whales. File photo
    A team works to disentangle a North Atlantic right whale. Entanglements with commercial fishing gear is one of the leading causes of death for right whales. File photo
After months of pushback to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s proposed vessel speed restrictions, a group of charter companies, fishermen and other professionals formally…

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Bacardi Jackson began serving Monday as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida. Photo courtesy of American Civil Liberties Union of Florida

New ACLU leader points to ‘urgency of now’

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Saying the country is at a “deeply, deeply disturbing” juncture, Bacardi Jackson — a veteran litigator whose civil-rights advocacy is literally in her genes — is taking the mantle as executive dire

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