US EditionTrump proposes to narrow Endangered Species Act protections
The proposed changes would allow economic considerations in habitat decisions and remove automatic protections for new threatened species, risking delays in recovery efforts for iconic wildlife.
- The Trump administration revived efforts to roll back protections for imperiled species and their habitats from the Endangered Species Act, undoing changes made by the Biden administration.
- The changes include eliminating automatic protections for newly classified threatened species, requiring species-specific rules instead, and considering economic impacts when designating critical habitats.
- Environmental groups warned the changes could delay efforts to save species like the monarch butterfly and California spotted owl, while groups like PERC and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supported the revisions.
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Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and their habitat
President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live. Trump's Interior Department on Wednesday proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican’s first…
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and their habitat
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations from the Republican's first term that were blocked under former Democratic President Joe Biden. The proposed changes include the elimination of the U.S.
Trump rolls back limits
BILLINGS, Mont. — President Donald Trump’s administration moved Wednesday to remove protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations during the Republican’s first term that former Democratic President Joe…
Trump Proposal to Weaken Endangered Species Act Will 'Accelerate the Extinction Crisis,' Green Groups Warn
Green groups warn the Trump admin's proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act will "accelerate the extinction crisis." Threatened species will lose protections, and the government will be able to approve more projects that could harm their habitats.
Trump administration revives rollbacks of species protections from first term
President Donald Trump’s administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations during the Republican’s first term that were blocked under former Democratic President Joe Biden.
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