The Rice's whales have been a cudgel anti-fossil fuel activists have used to impede oil and gas development in the Gulf of ...

NOAA Fisheries will examine the status of the Rice’s whale, which was listed as an endangered species in 2021.

Federal endangered species protections will no longer apply to offshore oil and gas drilling along the Gulf Coast after a committee nicknamed the 'God squad' granted the industry a blanket exemption ...

A committee led by the interior secretary known as the “God Squad” voted Tuesday to exempt oil and gas companies from complying with the Endangered Species Act when drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, a ...

Across the globe, thousands of species face the threat of extinction due to habitat loss, poaching, pollution, and climate change. Conservation efforts are racing against time to save these incredible ...

Lonesome Larry became a symbol of one federally protected species.

President Donald Trump’s administration listed fewer vulnerable species for protection than any other presidential administration since Congress passed the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and ...

In response to recent vague pronouncements of “reasons of national security” by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a committee of President Donald Trump’s political appointees took the extraordinary ...