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Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Oil & Gas Activities in Gulf from Endangered Species Act
Lawsuit claims Trump’s use of ‘Extinction Committee’ violates law in numerous ways. Washington D.C. — Gulf and environmental groups sued the Trump Administration today over its decision to strip Endangered Species Act protection from imperiled species threatened by oil-and-gas offshore drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico. The unprecedented blanket-exemption would leave numerous Gulf species and … [continued]
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Hegseth Invokes National Security in Seeking to Exempt Gulf Oil & Gas Activities from Endangered Species Act
‘God Squad’ federal panel to meet next week to address exemption request. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration has invoked “national security concerns” to justify exempting all oil and gas exploration and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to a legal filing. The declaration, … [continued]
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Gulf & Environment Groups Respond To Public Waters Sell-off To Oil Industry
Amid Soaring Energy & Gas Prices, Trump Admin Draws Far Fewer Bids Than Dec. Sale NEW ORLEANS — Gulf and environmental groups responded to the Trump administration’s latest large-scale sell-off of public waters to the oil-and-gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico today. The Trump administration’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management … [continued]
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Hundreds of Thousands of People Across U.S. Voice Opposition to Trump’s Plan to Expand Offshore Drilling
Communities, local officials, and business oppose planned offshore drilling expansion WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, January 23rd, marked the close of the 60-day public comment period on the Trump administration’s draft offshore drilling plan, which proposes an unprecedented expansion off of Alaska, Gulf, and California coastlines. Nearly 300,000 Americans submitted comments in … [continued]
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You’d Really Miss Renewables This Winter If They Weren’t Available
Solar and wind power have a lot going for them. They ease global warming stress and its climate consequences. They don’t cost as fossil fuels at utility scale, and they’re a lot less harmful to people’s health than fossil fuels. Of all of these reasons to favor solar and wind … [continued]
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