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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Tom Perkins

Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico

A boat in open waters near an oil rig.
A supply vessel boat sits near an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, in 2011. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Donald Trump is dispatching a so-called “God squad” of top officials to revoke protections for endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, purportedly to protect national security by expanding oil and gas industry operations.

If successful, the administration may kill off dozens of protected species – from Rice’s whales and whooping cranes to sea turtles.

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