Trump Seeks ESA Exemption for Oil and Gas Projects in Gulf of Mexico

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The Trump administration is pushing for an exemption from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to expedite oil and gas projects in the Gulf of Mexico. This would allow these projects to proceed without the usual environmental reviews and protections for endangered species.

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Euronews English 27 mar. 2026, 11:18 (acum 5 ore)

‘Reckless’: Trump seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf of Mexico

The move could 'greenlight the extinction of sea turtles, whales and corals to pad the oil industry’s pockets', says an Earthjustice attorney.

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Donald Trump

Donald John Trump este un om de afaceri, politician american și cel de-al 47-lea președinte al Statelor Unite. În trecut, acesta a fost cel de-al 45-lea președinte al Statelor Unite între 2017–2021. El este al doilea președinte din istoria SUA cu două mandate neconsecutive, după Grover Cleveland. Înainte de a intra în politică, Trump a fost om de afaceri și de televiziune.

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Endangered Species Act of 1973

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving imperiled species. Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation", the ESA was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973. The U.S. Supreme Court described it as "the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species enacted by any nation". The purposes of the ESA are two-fold: to prevent extinction and to recover species to the point where the law's protections are not needed. It therefore "protect[s] species and the ecosystems upon which they depend" through different mechanisms.

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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southwest and south by the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo; and on the southeast by Cuba.

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