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How Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Could Devastate Endangered Species Along Texas’ Gulf Coast

If left intact, the exemption for oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico could forever harm vulnerable species and their habitats.

Texas Observer

'Gulf of Trump'? President Reveals Bizarre Naming Idea He Scrapped Before Rebranding the Gulf of Mexico

President Trump considered renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of Trump', sparking discussions on political branding and geographic naming.

International Business Times UK

Donald Trump dispatches ‘God Squad’ to wipe out the last 51 ocean giants that have survived 3,000,000 years

President Donald Trump’s administration recently asked a rare committee known informally as the “God Squad” to scrap all protections for the critically endangered Rice’s whale, along with other marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. This move, made in service of the oil and gas industry, could lead to the…

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Why Trump’s ‘God Squad’ decision to expand oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico is a vote for a whale’s extinction

A federal decision, approved upon the request of the Trump administration, to expand Gulf oil drilling has heightened fears of extinction for the critically endangered Rice’s whale, with fewer than 50 individuals remaining. Scientists note the species already lost over 20% of its population after the Deepwater Horizon spill, warning…

The Times of India

Environmental groups accuse Mexico of lying about origins of oil spill in the Gulf

Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied

The Independent UK

‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico

Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale

The Guardian - US

One of the world’s rarest whales under threat from Trump’s Gulf drilling plans

Other species, including threatened manatees and endangered sea turtles, are also at significant risk

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Federal 'God squad' poised to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules

Trump administration officials will soon consider exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act

The Independent UK

Oil spill deals economic blow to fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico

A major oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico has spread more than 373 miles or 600 kilometers across the ocean and seeped into seven nature reserves

The Independent UK

Judge won't block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act

A judge has ruled that the government can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

The Independent UK

Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles, killed wildlife and polluted Mexican reserves

Mexican authorities say a March oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico spread more than 600 kilometers and reached protected areas

The Independent UK

Donald Trump reveals he had an even more unhinged and narcissistic name for the Gulf of Mexico

There's no way Trump thought he could get away with calling it that!

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Pipeline operator faces record fine after oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Regulators say the 2023 spill off Louisiana could have been far smaller if risks had been addressed sooner.

Euronews

Companies offer $279 million for Gulf of Mexico drilling rights in first of 30 planned oil sales

Oil companies have offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in the first offshore lease sale in the region since 2023

The Independent UK

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‘Go jump in the Gulf of Mexico’: States are now fighting lawsuits against Trump looking into your voting data

Why does Trump need the voting data for democrat states only?

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5 Worst Florida Cities To Buy Property in the Next 5 Years, According To Real Estate Agents

Spanning hundreds of miles along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico (recently renamed the Gulf of America by President Trump), you'll find some of Florida's world-famous beaches that welcome...

The Independent UK

NTSB says company failed to shut down oil pipeline for nearly 13 hours after pressure dropped

The National Transportation Safety Board says roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf of Mexico in November 2023 because operators failed to shut it down for nearly 13 hours after their data first hinted at a problem

The Independent UK

Just-launched Trump Mobile mocked over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ coverage map gaffe: ‘Priceless’

Eagle-eyed social media users were quick to mock the smartphone brand’s coverage map, which featured the Gulf of Mexico.

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‘About time you accept reality’: Trump Mobile coverage map shows correct name for ‘Gulf of America’ leaving us to wonder if Donald forgot he changed it

A Freudian slip from Trump Mobile?

The Independent UK

Extreme heat will make it feel more like August than May for Texas, parts of southeastern US

Triple-digit temperatures more commonly seen in the throes of summer and not during spring were making an unwelcome visit to Texas and other parts of the southeastern United States this week, placing millions of Americans under extreme heat warnings

Evening Standard

Mexico sues Google over Gulf of America name change

Mexico has sued tech giant Google over its labelling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America after Donald Trump executive order

The Independent UK

Republicans approve bill to make Trump’s Gulf of America official

The bill was introduced by Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in January

Roll Call

House Republicans pass Gulf of Mexico renaming bill - Roll Call

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said her proposal to use the name Gulf of America would spark “pride” and codify President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Fortune

The Gulf of Mexico is seeing an oil resurgence, and Chevron just brought another big project online

New technologies and cost savings are unlocking Big Oil projects in the Gulf.

The Guardian - US

Judge orders Trump White House to lift access restrictions on Associated Press

Order restores journalists access to White House spaces while the news agency’s lawsuit moves forward

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