US EditionTrump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf
The administration argues national security amid U.S.-Iran tensions justifies exempting Gulf drilling from the Endangered Species Act; only about 50 Rice's whales remain, experts say.
- The Trump administration seeks an exemption from the Endangered Species Act to allow oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, citing national security as the reason.
- Environmental groups are alarmed by the move and seek to block it, arguing it could set a dangerous precedent and harm endangered species like the Rice's whale.
- The administration argues that none of the Endangered Species Act's requirements apply due to national security concerns, as stated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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ecotopical.comTrump’s ‘God Squad’ Will Weigh Gulf Oil Drilling Against the Survival of Endangered Whales and Turtles
Citing national security, the Trump administration wants to exempt all federally regulated offshore oil from protections for endangered animals—even if it could cause their extinction.By Kiley PriceThe Trump administration is turning to the nuclear option on endangered-species protections in the name of national security.
Judge won't block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act
A judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hegseth Invokes National Security in Seeking to Exempt Gulf Oil & Gas Activities from Endangered Species Act - CleanTechnica
‘God Squad’ federal panel to meet next week to address exemption request. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration has invoked “national security concerns” to justify exempting all oil and gas exploration and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to a legal filing. The declaration, ... [continued] The post Hegseth Invokes National Security in Seeking to Exempt Gulf Oil & Gas Activities from Endangered…
Defense secretary's oil/gas exemption faces legal challenge
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed an emergency lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from convening the Endangered Species Committee on March 31, arguing that the proposed exemption could drive the extremely endangered Rice's whale to extinction and severely hinder the conservation of sea turtles, whooping cranes, and endangered wildlife throughout the larger Gulf of Mexico.
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