Editorial: Don't Play God with Gulf Sealife

Editorial: Don't play God with Gulf sealife

For decades, there’s been a quasi-clandestine accord about expanding oil drilling in the Gulf. Nobody wanted to go there — well, except the oil and gas companies aching to root around for black gold, and their most loyal minions in high places...

“God Squad” Waives Species Protections for Gulf Drilling Amid Broader Policy Shift

A rarely used federal panel voted to exempt Gulf oil drilling from endangered species protections, drawing legal challenges and environmental concern. The decision coincides with new USDA efforts to streamline environmental review, signaling a broader shift in how protections are applied.

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered-species protections in the Gulf of Mexico

The Endangered Species Act was overridden by a rare “God Squad” vote, allowing expanded oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico despite threats to the critically endangered Rice’s whale.