Galveston Activists Sue over Endangered Species Act Exemption for Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf

Galveston activists sue over Endangered Species Act exemption for oil and gas industry in the Gulf

Trump administration officials within the Endangered Species Committee, or "God Squad," voted unanimously to exempt oil and gas operations from adhering to protections under the Endangered Species Act, citing national security reasons.

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but protecting wildlife can be good for business

Would you rather have abundant and affordable energy or a clean, healthy planet where wildlife can flourish? It sounds like an either/or choice, but it doesn’t have to be.

‘God Squad’ decree threatens fragile species off Alabama’s coast

Oil platforms are seen in the Gulf of Mexico in 2020. A federal committee last week ruled that the Endangered Species Act will not intrude on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf. (Getty Images)Of course the Trump administration assembled the God Squad. I blame the name – “God Squad.” It sounds like a big-budget summer action movie or a Christian youth group. Irresistible to an administration obsessed with shiny things. If we’d just stuck with th…

Trump’s "God Squad" pits energy vs. endangered species

There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would you rather have abundant and affordable energy or a clean, healthy planet where wildlife can flourish? It sounds like an either/or choice, but it doesn’t have to be. Many corporate leaders, including those I’ve worked with, know that wildlife conservation can also be good business. That’s worth remembering after the Trump administration took the rare step of conveni…

Hegseth's ‘God Squad’ decree a farce - The Iola Register

Instead of protecting the environment from oil companies, we’re now supposed to protect oil companies from the environment. Of course the Trump administration assembled the God Squad. I blame the name — “God Squad.” It sounds like a big-budget summer action movie or a Christian youth group. Irresistible to an administration obsessed with shiny things. If we’d just stuck with the group’s real name ­— the Endangered Species Committee —  it might h…

Trump admin exempts Gulf oil and gas drilling from endangered species protections

Convening a rarely used committee for the first time in more than three decades, top Trump administration officials voted March 31 to exempt oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from requirements that protect endangered species.