Drill Baby Drill

2026-03-14 The administration approved BP’s $5 billion deep-water drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico despite concerns about marine ecosystems and BP’s Deepwater Horizon history. This will threaten deep sea ecosystems and marine life.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/17/headlines/trump_admin_approves_bps_5_billion_drilling_project_off_louisiana_coast

https://earthjustice.org/feature/kaskida-bp-oil-drilling

https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-administration-approves-ultra-deepwater-oil-drilling-plan

https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-blasts-trump-administration-plan-to-allow-deepwater-drilling-in-the-gulf-of-mexico

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill

2026 April

2026-04-02 Argentina’s lawmakers, led by Javier Milei, pushed reforms to remove protections on freshwater reserves and glaciers to allow for drilling.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y72e6x554o

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2026/04/02/argentina-reforms-glacier-protection-law/

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/10/headlines/protesters_rally_to_protect_water_resources_as_argentina_weakens_law_protecting_glaciers

https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/explainer-mileis-attempt-to-change-argentinas-glacier-protection-law.phtml

2026-04-13 Chevron set to expand oil extraction operations in Venezuela.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/14/headlines/chevron_set_to_expand_oil_extraction_operations_in_venezuela

https://www.chevron.com/newsroom/2026/q2/chevron-consolidates-venezuela-heavy-oil-position-in-asset-swap

PAYWALL https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/venezuela-set-to-award-oil-fields-to-chevron-to-help-grow-output

COOKIES https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260414-venezuela-chevron-strike-deals-to-expand-oil-operations-in-key-region

2026-04-16 The senate voted to lift a federal ban on mining upstream from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

https://www.minnpost.com/national/washington/2025/06/mining-provisions-environmentalists-say-threaten-boundary-waters-scrubbed-from-big-beautiful-bill/

https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/senate-just-greenlit-mine-boundary-waters-minnesota/

https://www.sierraclub.org/minnesota/blog/2026/04/federal-vote-removes-mining-ban-boundary-waters-watershed

https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/senate-votes-to-strip-minnesotas-boundary-waters-of-protection-from-mining-pollution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIqJFcCnhkY

PAY WALL https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/climate/boundary-waters-senate-vote.html

2026-04-29 The Senate voted to open pristine Minnesota boundary waters in Canada for mining and drilling.

https://www.wpr.org/news/why-mining-minnesotas-boundary-waters-matters-wisconsin

https://spokesman-recorder.com/2026/04/29/boundary-waters-copper-mining-ban-lifted/

https://www.startribune.com/twin-metals-minnesota-mining-bwca-lobbying-tina-smith-pete-stauber-david-bernhardt/601792456

[https://www.fox9.com/news/bwca-mining-ban-ends-trump-april-2026](https://www.fox9.com/news/bwca-mining-ban-ends-trump-april-2026)

https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org/action-center

https://apnews.com/article/mining-moratorium-trump-boundary-waters-permits-3d32cd0f591e0de0bfa3a85e3a7d8ebd

https://earthjustice.org/feature/boundary-waters-canoe-area-wilderness-photos

2026 June

2026-06-04 Trump used a Cold-War era national defense law to grant $700M to coal plants.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-coal-mining-power-plant-climate-electricity-0a7126d66de97b10f32eaa39b1af669f

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/trump-coal-defense-production-act

2026-06-22 The Interior Department introduced new guidelines to slash oil and gas fees paid by energy companies, eliminate requirements to detail plans to eliminate methane emissions, and reduce environmental protections.

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-advances-revisions-oil-and-gas-leasing-and-waste-prevention-rules-support

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/23/headlines/interior_dept_seeks_to_roll_back_fees_and_regulations_for_coal_oil_and_gas_extraction

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5935238-public-lands-drilling-interior/

SUB WALL https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/climate/trump-drilling-public-lands.html