States sue over Trump-era rollbacks weakening endangered species protections
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Twenty Democratic attorneys general and Washington, D.C., filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration, alleging new rules weaken the Endangered Species Act by narrowing what counts as 'harm' and by loosening protections for newly threatened species and critical habitats, potentially allowing mining and drilling in sensitive areas.
Topics:nation#biodiversity#endangered-species-act#environment#habitat-protection#lawsuits#trump-administration
- US states sue Trump over weakening of endangered species protections Al Jazeera
- US states sue Trump administration for weakening endangered species protections CNN
- States File 2 Lawsuits Over Trump’s Cuts to Endangered Species Act The New York Times
- Hawaii joins 19 states suing Trump over endangered species rules Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Washington AG leads lawsuits to block federally-weakened Endangered Species Act rules KOMO
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