offshore-drilling

Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Approval of BP’s New Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Project in the Gulf of Mexico, 16 Years After Deepwater Horizon

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Advocacy Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Decision to Exempt All Oil and Gas Activities in Gulf from Endangered Species Act

Lawsuit claims Trump's use of 'Extinction Committee' violates law in numerous ways

Trump Administration Seals Extinction Fate for Rice’s Whale in Offshore Drilling Decision

Endangered Species Committee cites ‘national security concerns’ in unanimous vote to exempt all Gulf oil and gas activities from Endangered Species Act

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

‘God Squad’ federal panel to meet next week to address exemption request

Gulf and Environment Groups Respond To Public Waters Sell-off To Oil Industry

NEW ORLEANS — Gulf and environmental groups responded to the Trump administration’s latest large-scale sell-off of public waters to the oil-and-gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico today.

Sierra Club Statement on Roll Back of Offshore Bonding Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, the Trump Administration announced it would roll back recently enacted reforms to hold oil and gas companies accountable for cleaning up decommissioned offshore oil rigs.

Hundreds of Thousands of People Across U.S. Voice Opposition to Trump’s Plan to Expand Offshore Drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, January 23rd, marked the close of the 60-day public comment period on the Trump administration’s draft offshore drilling plan, which proposes an unprecedented expansion off of Alaska, Gulf, and California coastlines.

Sierra Club: Trump administration’s offshore plan sells out coastal communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration announced a sprawling new offshore drilling plan that vastly expands controversial oil extraction off America’s coasts.

Lawsuit Challenges First Offshore Oil Sale of New Trump Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gulf and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its decision to hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico despite blatant violations of the law and threats to coastal communities and endangered wildlife.

Sierra Club: Trump Administration Can’t Pick and Choose which Laws to Follow

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Department of the Interior announced it would not apply a bedrock environmental protection law to offshore oil and gas lease sales mandated by Donald Trump’s reconciliation budget law.

Sierra Club Statement on OBBBA Lease Sale Announcements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior unveiled a fresh slate of oil and gas lease sales on fragile public lands and waters.

Federal Court Finds Massive Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Sale Illegal, Ruling in Favor of Gulf and Environmental Groups

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the D.C. District Court found unlawful a 73-million acre offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico held by the Interior Department in March 2023.