Dear NRDC Supporter,

On Tuesday, a rarely convened committee of pro-oil industry political appointees met for less than 20 minutes to decide the fate of sea turtles, manatees, and whales in the Gulf of Mexico.

They call it the “God Squad”, and they have a singular, chilling power: the authority to sign an extinction warrant for American wildlife.

Today, NRDC sued to stop them.

Will you rush an emergency gift today to help power this fight and protect our environment from fossil fuel destruction?

We’re taking the Trump administration to court to reverse the God Squad’s decision to override Endangered Species Act protections and fast-track offshore drilling in the Gulf.

The cost of inaction? Sea turtles. Manatees. Whales. Gulf fishing communities. Entire ecosystems pushed closer to collapse.

This is not normal. This panel almost never meets. It exists to make exceptions to Endangered Species Act protections in the most extreme cases. Now it’s being used to benefit Big Oil billionaires. To let them drill faster and with fewer safeguards — all to line their pockets.

This isn’t just about the Gulf. If they can override endangered species protections here, they will try to do it everywhere, likely starting with the California coast and Alaska, where we are fighting new oil and gas leasing. The future of the Endangered Species Act as we know it is on the line.

More drilling. More risk. More damage that can’t be undone.

And once species are pushed past the brink, there is no second chance.

Right now, NRDC’s legal team is in court fighting to stop this before it’s too late. Will you make an urgent gift to power this fight and protect marine life?

We’ve beaten back attacks on endangered species before, but only because supporters like you stepped up when it mattered most.

This is one of those moments. Please stand with us to defend some of our most iconic marine life — and the future of the Endangered Species Act itself.

- NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)