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Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico

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Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico

Donald Trump is sending the so-called “God team” of top officials to remove protections for endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, which is said to protect national security by expanding the activities of the oil and gas industry. If successful, the system could kill many protected species – from Rice’s whales and cranes to … Read more

A Pemex pipeline repair ship was grounded for more than eight days at the site of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Map of the Pemex spill

During the first half of January, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the Mexican oil company, repaired a pipeline containing crude oil that was thought to contain more than 19 square kilometers (50 km2), which runs from one of the oil platforms in the Cantarell field to the Dos Bocas facilities. The location of the spill is one … Read more