New Federal Rule Change Could Strip Protections From 1,600 Endangered Species

Guest Column: Federal rule change threatens more than just endangered species

For more than 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has allowed federal agencies to work with developers to design guardrails for projects that reduce harm to imperiled wildlife.

New Federal Rule Change Could Strip Protections from 1,600 Endangered Species

More than 1,600 critically imperiled plant and animal species could lose crucial federal safeguards under a new policy reshaping how the government enforces the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The change centers on a single but consequential legal term: “take.” A memo issued September 14 by Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik instructs field offices […] The post New Federal Rule Change Could Strip Protections from 1,600 Endangered Spec…