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The Trump administration's Endangered Species Committee — nicknamed the "God Squad" — voted unanimously Tuesday to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act protections, convening for the first time in more than three decades.

The Trump administration's Endangered Species Committee — nicknamed the "God Squad" — voted unanimously Tuesday to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act protections, convening for the first time in more than three decades.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requested the exemption on March 13, citing national security concerns and arguing that environmental litigation threatened domestic energy supplies. "When development in the Gulf is chilled, we are prevented from producing the energy we need as a country," he said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requested the exemption on March 13, citing national security concerns and arguing that environmental litigation threatened domestic energy supplies. "When development in the Gulf is chilled, we are prevented from producing the energy we need as a country," he said.

The Gulf of Mexico produces roughly 15% of U.S. crude oil annually. The committee, chaired by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, includes the secretaries of agriculture and the Army, along with the heads of the EPA, NOAA and the Council of Economic Advisers.

The Gulf of Mexico produces roughly 15% of U.S. crude oil annually. The committee, chaired by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, includes the secretaries of agriculture and the Army, along with the heads of the EPA, NOAA and the Council of Economic Advisers.

Environmentalists warned the exemption could drive the Rice's whale to extinction. Approximately 50 to 51 of the whales remain, found exclusively in the Gulf, and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill killed an estimated 20% of the population.

Environmentalists warned the exemption could drive the Rice's whale to extinction. Approximately 50 to 51 of the whales remain, found exclusively in the Gulf, and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill killed an estimated 20% of the population.

The Endangered Species Committee was established in 1978 and has convened only three times prior to Tuesday, issuing two exemptions — one in 1979 for a Wyoming dam and one in 1992 for logging in Oregon, though the latter exemption request was later withdrawn.

The Endangered Species Committee was established in 1978 and has convened only three times prior to Tuesday, issuing two exemptions — one in 1979 for a Wyoming dam and one in 1992 for logging in Oregon, though the latter exemption request was later withdrawn.

The Center for Biological Diversity and Earthjustice pledged legal challenges to the exemption. Andrea Woods of the American Petroleum Institute welcomed the decision, saying the industry has "a long track record of protecting wildlife while developing offshore energy responsibly."

The Center for Biological Diversity and Earthjustice pledged legal challenges to the exemption. Andrea Woods of the American Petroleum Institute welcomed the decision, saying the industry has "a long track record of protecting wildlife while developing offshore energy responsibly."

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