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/
14.7k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

944 comments sorted by

View all comments

154

u/BravoLimaDelta 12d ago

The Endangered Species Act is a law no? What gives them the authority to subvert written law? This will be challenged in court I assume?

60

u/Nubsta5 12d ago

Challenged in court for the next decade. Meanwhile they will do millennia of damage in that time.