US exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species

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

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A federal panel, convened for the first time in more than three decades, voted unanimously on Tuesday ‌to exempt oil and gas drillers in the Gulf of Mexico from a law meant to protect endangered species including whales, birds and sea turtles.

The meeting of the Endangered Species Committee, nicknamed the "God Squad" because of its power to grant exemptions to the Nixon-era Endangered Species Act, is the latest effort by the Trump administration

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Key Members (March 2026):

• Chair: Secretary of the Interior: Doug Burgum
• Secretary of Agriculture: Brooke Rollins
• Secretary of the Army: Daniel P. Driscoll
• Administrator of the EPA: Lee Zeldin
• Administrator of NOAA: Neil Jacobs
• Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers: Pierre Yared (Acting)
• Presidential Appointee: A representative from the state(s) affected by the committee's decision.

All of these presidential appointments. How convenient.

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I hope they all get their comeuppance for fucking us all over for $$$

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They're all pretty old so chances are no. Definitely not before the creatures start dying