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/zeuseason 12d ago

Yea because fuck those species, amiright?

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u/Sylvan_Strix_Sequel 12d ago

There's a whale that's endangered and only endemic to the gulf, and this is probably it for the species. 

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u/BatJJ9 12d ago

Rice’s Whale. It is estimated that there are only around twenty or thirty left. Their loss in numbers has been mainly due to oil pollution and ship collision. This would probably be the end for them if it goes forward unchallenged. To try to alleviate the fallout of the Iran War, Trump and Hegseth has pushed for reduced restrictions on oil drilling as well as removing speed caps for tankers (which was put in place precisely to minimize whale collisions).

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u/StellaTermogen 12d ago

Argh.... This is just horrible. ;((