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A lawsuit claims the Trump administration has broken laws with a planned sale of 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas interests.
The groups claim the sale upends decades of precedent requiring the Department of the Interior to study a project's potential environmental harms and disclose them to the public before approving the project.
Environmental groups sued the Trump administration for its decision to move forward with a planned December 10 offshore oil and gas lease sale covering 80 million acres (32 million hectares) in the Gulf of Mexico,
The Interior Department announced a second sale of 80 million acres of the Gulf, set for March. The sales stop at the Florida-Alabama state line.
A Trump administration proposal to allow more exploration for oil and gas violates environmental laws, the groups said.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act opened the door for more frequent oilfield leases — and for Louisiana to collect a bigger share of the royalties.
A Mexican environmental group has filed a formal complaint against Elon Musk and SpaceX, claiming that falling rocket booster debris is harming marine life and
Donald Trump had people buzzing again after another off-topic moment during a major event in mid-November. On Monday, November 17, the president took the stage at the McDonald’s Impact Summit in Washington,