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Trump officials exempt drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from endangered species act, putting rare whale at risk
The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists' lawsuits threatened to hobble domestic energy supplies as the U.S. wages war against Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/endangered-species-god-squad-rice-s-whale-9.7148779?cmp=rss

CBC World 3d ago

Trump officials exempt drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from endangered species act, putting rare whale at risk
The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists' lawsuits threatened to hobble domestic energy supplies as the U.S. wages war against Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/endangered-species-god-squad-rice-s-whale-9.7148779?cmp=rss

CBC Top Stories 3d ago

Trump officials exempt drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from endangered species act, putting rare whale at risk
The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists' lawsuits threatened to hobble domestic energy supplies as the U.S. wages war against Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/endangered-species-god-squad-rice-s-whale-9.7148779?cmp=rss

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Nonilex 3d ago

The #EndangeredSpeciesAct has NEVER been used to STOP #oil #drilling in the gulf, so doing away with protections will NOT meaningfully impact the amount of oil produced there, said Brett Hartl, government affairs director for the Center for Biological Diversity, an advocacy group.

“I don’t think anyone honestly thinks that there’s a legitimate #NationalSecurity issue here,” Hartl said.

#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #wildlife #MarineLife #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PublicHealth

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

No surprise here. (what is surprising is the WaPo using "Gulf of Mexico" lol)

#IranWar #oil #gas #iran #drilling #endangeredspecies

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Nonilex 3d ago

The committee led by #Trump’s #interior secretary voted Tuesday to exempt #oil & #gas companies from complying with the #EndangeredSpeciesAct when #drilling in the #GulfOfMexico, a move expected to threaten #RicesWhale & other #species with #extinction.
 Meeting for the first time in more than 30 years, the group nicknamed for its ability to decide the fate of species, approved the exemption on [bullshit] “#NationalSecurity” grounds in a discussion that took about 15 minutes.

#law #MarineLife

Nonilex 3d ago

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#FDT

#US panel votes to exempt #GulfOfMexico #drilling from #EndangeredSpeciesAct
 The committee — nicknamed the “God Squad” for its ability to decide the fate of #species — voted to exempt #oil & #gas firms from federal #wildlife protections, citing the #IranWar.

#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #science #conservation #habitats #ecosystems #MarineLife #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #climate #ClimateCrisis #PublicHealth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/03/31/trump-god-squad-rices-whales-endangered-species/