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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Whale habitat vs. oil lease

LAKE CHARLES, La. — The federal government illegally cut the acreage of a proposed oil and gas lease at the last minute to enlarge protected areas for the Rice's whale, Chevron and the State of Louisiana argue. There are about 50-100 Rice's whales in the world.

Read the complaint here.

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