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Key committee votes to exempt oil and gas activity in Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act

Name: Key committee votes to exempt oil and gas activity in Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act
Uploaded: 2026-03-31T12:51:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 8 s
Description: The Endangered Species Committee voted Tuesday to exempt oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act protections. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.

The Endangered Species Committee voted Tuesday to exempt oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act protections. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.