Trump Admin Repeals Habitat-Harm Rule, Expanding Development Under ESA
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The Interior Department finalized the repeal of the Endangered Species Act 'harm rule' that treated habitat destruction as harm to endangered species, arguing it aligns with the Act's intent and reduces regulatory burdens; the change could enable more mining, ranching and other development in protected areas, while opponents like Earthjustice vow to sue.
Topics:nation#endangered-species-act#environment#environmental-policy#habitat-destruction#interior-department#trump-administration
- Trump rule says habitat destruction does not harm endangered species The Washington Post
- Trump administration opens endangered species’ habitats to development, reversing 50 years of environmental law CNN
- Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species The New York Times
- ‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining The Guardian
- Trump administration weakens protections for threatened animal species NBC News
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