US 'God Squad' Exempts Gulf of Mexico Drilling from Endangered Species Protections
A US federal committee, dubbed the 'God squad,' has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act protections, a decision Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth justified as a matter of national security. Critics argue this move exploits a 'self-made gas crisis' and puts rare species like the Rice's whale, manatees, and sea turtles at significant risk.
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US may exempt Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species - Reuters
US may exempt Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species Reuters
Read full article →Things to know about Rice’s whale, rare species in way of Trump plans for more Gulf drilling - AP News
Things to know about Rice’s whale, rare species in way of Trump plans for more Gulf drilling AP News
Read full article →'God squad' waives animal protections to expand oil drilling
Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said exempting oil drilling was a matter of national security.
Read full article →Trump’s God Squad Exempts Gulf Drilling from Endangered Species Protections - Bloomberg.com
Trump’s God Squad Exempts Gulf Drilling from Endangered Species Protections Bloomberg.com
Read full article →The ‘God Squad’ Waives Environmental Rules for Offshore Drilling
The panel voted to override Endangered Species Act restrictions on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico, home to critically endangered whales and other imperiled wildlife.
By Maxine Joselow
Read full article →Federal ‘God squad’ exempts oil and gas drilling in Gulf of Mexico from endangered species rules
Critics say exemption exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A US government panel on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a move which critics say could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life. The Endangered Species Committee – which had not convened in more than three decades – voted to approv...
By Staff and agencies
Read full article →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.
Read full article →Trump has called on the ‘God Squad’ to help override endangered animal protections and allow more oil drilling
The exemption could harm ‘dozens of imperiled species,’ including whales and sea turtles, wildlife activists have warned
By Katie Hawkinson
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