The Endangered Species Committee, or “God Squad,” granted all Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations an exemption from the Endangered Species Act Tuesday at the request of the Pentagon, leaving numerous imperiled species vulnerable to fossil fuels development.
The unprecedented decision was granted after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth determined the law jeopardizes national security because it impedes oil and gas production in the Gulf.
The only positive is that Trump repulses so much of the rest of the world that it may bring about a doubling down of efforts elsewhere.
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Yup, not a surprise. The most awesome 🤮 part of this, and the whole approach, is that they typically get to do lots and lots of damage before the first lawsuits really get going. There’s no way short of a general strike that we will be able to possibly prevent the next two years’ idiocy.
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The Endangered Species Committee, or “God Squad,” granted all Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations an exemption from the Endangered Species Act Tuesday at the request of the Pentagon, leaving numerous imperiled species vulnerable to fossil fuels development.
The unprecedented decision was granted after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth determined the law jeopardizes national security because it impedes oil and gas production in the Gulf.
Read more in the full story [here](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/trumps-god-squad-exempts-gulf-oil-from-endangered-species-act?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_medium=lawdesk).
-Elliot
The only positive is that Trump repulses so much of the rest of the world that it may bring about a doubling down of efforts elsewhere.
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Yup, not a surprise. The most awesome 🤮 part of this, and the whole approach, is that they typically get to do lots and lots of damage before the first lawsuits really get going. There’s no way short of a general strike that we will be able to possibly prevent the next two years’ idiocy.