US exempts Gulf of Mexico oil drillers from endangered species protections
The Trump administration says protections would diminish US energy competitiveness amid the ongoing war on Iran.
US exempts Gulf of Mexico oil drillers from endangered species protections
The Trump administration says protections would diminish US energy competitiveness amid the ongoing war on Iran. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.
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‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico
Critics say exemption for fossil fuels 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 approve the request for the ESA exemption at the request of the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth . Continue reading...
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