Trump administration proposes loosening protections for endangered species

Rule change alarms environmentalists

The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead to the extinction of critically endangered species due to logging, mining, development and other activities.

The ‘return’ of an extinct wolf is not the answer to saving endangered species, experts warn

CHICAGO — As the Trump administration slashes funding for health, energy and climate research, there’s one science the administration is promoting: de-extinction.

Help us protect your local community and environment

Just after the presidential election, the New Jersey Highlands Coalition was contemplating what a second Trump administration would mean for the environment.

Life will no longer be the same in the National Wildlife Refuge of the Arctic (ANWR), as President Donald Trump’s plan to start oil extraction in that region advances. Although during Joe Biden’s administration it was possible to maintain peace of mind for the species that live in the 23 million acres that make up the shelter, from the first day that the 78-year-old Republican returned to the White House, he signed an order to exploit the energy…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces Sentry Milk-Vetch Recovery Plan

The overall goal of the recovery plan is to recover the species so it no longer needs protections under the Endangered Species Act.

As spring migration through SC nears peak, feds seek to weaken rule protecting migratory birds

Over the next few weeks, millions of birds will make their way through South Carolina as part of the spring migration. The pilgrimage comes as the Trump administration is overhauling decades-old protections for migratory birds.