Trump just gave the green light to his oil cronies to drill in the Gulf of
Mexico—delivering a death blow to one of the rarest whale species on
Earth.

What happens next won’t stay in the Gulf, this could weaken wildlife
protections everywhere and put entire ecosystems at risk.

But the Senate committee overseeing this decision can still halt this
dangerous rollback. 

We need as many people as possible to speak out now and give them the
pressure to act:

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John,

Only 51 Rice’s whales remain on Earth. And Trump just issued them a death
sentence.

These whales live only in the Gulf of Mexico: diving deep for food, living
in tight communities, and raising their calves in waters they never leave.

Now Trump has stripped away the protections keeping them alive—opening the
door to oil and gas drilling in their only home. As tensions with Iran
escalate, he’s using fears of energy instability as justification, setting
these species up for extinction.

But the Senate committee overseeing this decision still has the power to
intervene. If enough of us speak out, they can launch an emergency
oversight hearing and stop this dangerous rollback, before it’s too late.

[ [link removed] ]Sign now to demand an emergency hearing and protect the last Rice’s
whales.

A rarely used federal panel, nicknamed the “God Squad”, just caved to
pressure from Trump, overriding the Endangered Species Act and clearing
the way for drilling in one of the most fragile marine habitats on Earth.

Oil and gas lobbyists are already working to lock this in, framing it as
“energy security.” But this is about profit, plain and simple—and it sets
a dangerous precedent. By tearing through one of the strongest wildlife
protections for his oil cronies, Trump is sending a signal worldwide: no
species is truly safe.

And this goes beyond just threatening the Rice's whales—it puts the entire
marine ecosystem in the Gulf at risk, along with the communities who
depend on these waters for their livelihoods, food, and future.

We can’t let him get away with this. If we raise a massive public outcry,
we can force the leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works
Committee—Chair Shelley Moore Capito and Ranking Member Sheldon
Whitehouse—to step in and stop this extinction decision.

[ [link removed] ]Sign now to demand an emergency hearing before the last Rice’s whales
are gone forever.

Together, we’ve stopped destructive rollbacks before. We can do it again,
before the last Rice’s whales disappear.



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Thanks for all that you do,
Deborah and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Rice’s whales existed before humans. Now Trump could make them extinct
The Guardian, 05 April 2026
[ [link removed] ]If these whales go extinct, we’ll know who to blame
Vox. 31 March, 2026

 

 

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