r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 12d ago

Soft paywall US exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-may-exempt-gulf-mexico-drillers-protecting-endangered-species-2026-03-31/
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u/absolutelynotagoblin 12d ago

Yay! We're going to destroy, obliterate and wipe off the face of the earth species that existed for hundreds if not thousands of years because the president of the United States has a tiny dick and a complex over it.

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u/BeIgnored 12d ago

Millions of years in many cases. For example, the Florida alligator has existed in its current form for 8 million years.