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Legal Challenge Filed over Gulf Oil Drilling Exemption, Citing Environmental Concerns
The lawsuits say the exemption could put more than 130 endangered species at risk and remove safeguards for Gulf Coast fisheries and communities.
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Are several marine species in danger in the Gulf of Mexico? By José López Zamorano For The Hispanic Network A recent decision of the Committee for the Defense of Nature in the United States has sparked intense controversy by allowing the exploitation of oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico to be exempted from compliance with the Endangered Species Act. This body, made up of senior government officials, justified the measure in the name of national …
Inside Climate News
ecotopical.comEnvironmental Groups Take Trump Administration’s ‘God Squad’ to Court
The Endangered Species Committee, known as the God Squad, issued a rare exemption from compliance with the Endangered Species Act for oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico.By Wyatt MyskowEnvironmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from complying with the Endangered Species Act, a move they say threatens both the coastline region and the law designed to prot…
Daily Montanan
Florida Phoenix'God Squad' withdrawal of protection for Gulf species draws another challenge
A rare Rice's whale swims just under the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo via NOAA/Ocean Alliance)Environmental groups are joining an effort to block rules from President Donald Trump’s administration exempting energy companies drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from legal protections for endangered species. ‘God Squad’ exempts entire Gulf of Mexico oil industry from endangered species rules Last month, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked …
Louisiana Illuminator
The Invading Sea‘God Squad’ withdrawal of protection for Gulf species draws another challenge
A rare Rice's whale swims just under the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo via NOAA/Ocean Alliance)Environmental groups are joining an effort to block rules from President Donald Trump’s administration exempting energy companies drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from legal protections for endangered species. ‘God Squad’ exempts entire Gulf of Mexico oil industry from endangered species rules Last month, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked …
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