‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico
by Staff and agencies from on (#74M9H)
Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House's self-made gas crisis', and could doom the rare Rice's whale
A US government panel on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a move which critics say could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life.
The Endangered Species Committee - which had not convened in more than three decades - voted to approve the request for the ESA exemption at the request of the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.
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