Meet the 'God Squad,' the Powerful Endangered Species Panel That Just Pared Back Protections

The committee has approved an exemption to endangered species protections for just the third time in its history.

Trump administration exempts oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from Endangered Species Act

Nicknamed the "God Squad" by groups who say it can decide a species' fate, the government's Endangered Species Committee ...
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Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered species protections in the Gulf of Mexico

The Endangered Species Act is the bedrock law that protects threatened plants and animals in the United States, and in the ...
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Judge strikes down federal effort to weaken Endangered Species Act

The new ruling could be a setback for the Trump administration, which is trying to loosen habitat protections.

Oil exploration in Gulf OK despite endangered species, panel decides

The God Squad met for the first time since 1991, and members said it's OK to bypass the Endangered Species Act in order to ...

'God Squad' votes to exempt Gulf oil companies from Endangered Species Act

Citing "national security," the federal Endangered Species Committee has voted to exempt Gulf oil companies from the ...
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Trump administration's Endangered Species Committee approves loophole to allow Gulf oil drilling

A meeting of the federal Endangered Species Committee ended in a vote to approve the sidestepping of endangered species ...