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Environmental Groups Take Trump Administration’s ‘God Squad’ to Court

The Endangered Species Committee, known as the God Squad, issued a rare exemption from compliance with the Endangered Species Act for oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

By Wyatt Myskow

A seagull takes flight near the construction of a Shell oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico in 2022. Credit: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images
A construction crew works on Shell’s Vito platform at the Kiewit Offshore Services complex on April 6, 2022, in Ingleside, Texas. Credit: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Will Weigh Gulf Oil Drilling Against the Survival of Endangered Whales and Turtles

By Kiley Price

An oil platform looms in the distance off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., on Aug. 25. Credit: Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

An Oil Company Running Into Rough Waters off the California Coast Is Looking to Trump for Help

By Blanca Begert

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks during a session of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit on June 17 in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. Credit: Teresa Suarez/AFP via Getty Images

Scientists’ Letter Urges Brazil’s President Lula to Reject New Amazon and Offshore Drilling

By Bob Berwyn

A BP cleanup crew shovels oil from a beach on May 24, 2010 at Port Fourchon, La. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

Fifteen Years After Largest U.S. Offshore Oil Spill, Researchers Reveal Most-Polluting Rigs

By Carrie Klein

An offshore oil drilling rig is seen in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

US District Court Throws Out Federal Agency’s Assessment Allowing More Drilling for Fossil Fuels in the Gulf of Mexico

By Aman Azhar

Deepwater Horizon spill site, July 2010

A Year After BP Disaster, Gulf Coast at Risk for Another Spill

Ayesha Rascoe, Reuters

Companies Toss Around Blame for Oil Spill At Senate Hearing

By Dave Levitan

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