President Trump’s ‘Squads of God’ block protection of endangered species in Gulf of Mexico

North Atlantic right whale and its calf

The Endangered Species Act is the foundational law protecting endangered plants and animals in the United States, and in the 50 years since it was enacted, it has blocked the progress of thousands of resource-extraction projects, including oil drilling, mining, and logging. This law is difficult to circumvent, but it contains important loopholes. If the … Read more