Legal Protections for Wildlife in Jeopardy as House Hosts Oversight Meeting - Inside Climate News

Legal Protections for Wildlife in Jeopardy as House Hosts Oversight Meeting - Inside Climate News

GOP-led Natural Resources Committee questions efficacy of Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act.By Arcelia MartinRepublican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources took aim Wednesday at the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), arguing both landmark statutes are ambiguous and reach beyond federal authority.

Legal Protections for Wildlife in Jeopardy as House Hosts Oversight Meeting

GOP-led Natural Resources Committee questions efficacy of Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. By Arcelia Martin Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources took aim Wednesday at the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), arguing both landmark statutes are ambiguous and reach beyond federal authority.

Together We Have Power to Stop Trump and Congress from Gutting Protections for Endangered Species and Marine Mammals - Endangered Species Coalition

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are unjustly firing thousands of federal employees who make the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act work. They have also frozen funding for nonprofit organizations that partner with the agencies to conserve wildlife.  In addition, they are devising new policies to undo vital species protections. And, leaders in Congress are seeking to rewrite wildlife laws to favor wealthy industry bosses. The damag…