The Rice's whale is considered the most endangered whale in the world, with around 50 estimated to exist in the Gulf.

The rare Rice's whale is further endangered by inadequate protection from Gulf of Mexico oil drilling, the Sierra Club claims ...

The Trump administration published a long-awaited environmental assessment on Tuesday that found that vessel strikes related ...

A revised biological opinion determined that the endangered species could go extinct without new precautionary measures.

It is NMFS’ biological opinion that the proposed action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the Rice’s whale” ...

Today’s lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service says a biological opinion released today, required under the Endangered Species Act, is inadequate. The Fisheries Service was required to ...

The Trump administration has released a long-awaited environmental review concluding that oil and gas operations in the Gulf ...

There are an estimated 51 Rice's whales in the Gulf, according to the analysis, which sets speed restrictions and a requirement for vessels to maintain a 500-meter (547 yards) minimum distance ...

May 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration published a long-awaited environmental assessment on Tuesday that found that vessel strikes related to oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico are ...