The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act, potentially putting a rare whale species at risk, amid concerns about domestic energy supplies.

<img alt="A whale in blue water" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/08010add-db05-4293-9bb8-25211c5893c1,1774980877011/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C104%2C2000%2C1125%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="In this 2024 image provided by NOAA Fisheries, a Rice&apos;s whale is visible from onboard the NOAA Twin Otter aircraft off the coast of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico. " width="620" /><p>The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Enda...