States Sue Feds over Endangered Species Rollbacks

States sue feds over endangered species rollbacks

A coalition of state attorneys general filed a pair of lawsuits Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s rollbacks of protections for endangered species.  The lawsuits, filed by 20 states and the District of Columbia, seek to reinstate rules that protect the habitat that endangered species depend on to survive.  Under President Donald Trump, federal agencies have […]

Washington among states suing feds over endangered species rollbacks

Washington and other states are challenging new federal rules that change how the Endangered Species Act protects wildlife and critical habitat. The lawsuits, filed in federal court in California, argue the changes unlawfully narrow the definition of “harm” and alter protections for areas considered critical to threatened and endangered species, while the Interior Department says the revisions bring federal regulations in line with the law’s tex…

21 US states sue Trump administration over rollback of Endangered Species Act habitat protections

The twin lawsuits are the latest in a flurry of legal activity challenging Trump's attempted rollback of environmental protections for endangered and