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March 30, 2026

Talks can proceed on gulf drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration can convene a meeting this week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

District of Columbia District Judge Rudolph Contreras rejected the Center for Biological Diversity's motion to postpone the Interior Department's upcoming meeting of the Endangered Species Committee.


 
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