June 24, 2026
A Maryland federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration's March move to exempt all oil and gas drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act restrictions mooted a suit from environmentalists challenging previous guidelines for species protection in the Gulf as inadequate.
May 08, 2026
Chevron and offshore industry groups have told a federal judge that the recent exemption of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activities from Endangered Species Act requirements moots a lawsuit challenging federal evaluations of offshore drilling's effects on endangered species.
March 31, 2026
A federal committee with the power to waive Endangered Species Act protections convened for the first time in 34 years on Tuesday and granted an exemption for oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico.