'Makes zero sense': Coastal Carolina University professor reacts to Endangered Species Act changes

'Makes zero sense': Coastal Carolina University professor reacts to Endangered Species Act changes

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A biology professor at Coastal Carolina University is expressing concerns about recent revisions to the 1973 Endangered Species Act, which were finalized last week by the Trump administration. Professor John Hutchens fears the changes could create a significant setback for wildlife conservation efforts by altering protections for critical habitats. The [...]

Fitzpatrick, Quigley Lead Bipartisan Effort to Stop Sweeping Rollback of Endangered Species Protections

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2026 — Today, Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1 and Mike Quigley (D-IL-5), ), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, introduced the Safeguarding Endangered Species Act, bipartisan legislation to nullify the Administration’s recently finalized rule weakening the Endangered Species Act’s protections against destructive habitat loss.For more than five decades, the Endangered Species Act has prohibite…