Hegseth Invokes National Security in Seeking to Exempt Gulf Oil & Gas Activities from Endangered Species Act

‘God Squad’ federal panel to meet next week to address exemption request. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration has invoked “national security concerns” to justify exempting all oil and gas exploration and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to a legal filing. The declaration, ... [continued] The post Hegseth Invokes National Security in Seeking to Exempt Gulf Oil & Gas Activities from Endangered Species Act appeared first on CleanTechnica .