#Trump admin seeks to roll back #protections for imperiled species & #habitat

Trump's admin moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species & the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to #EndangeredSpecies Act regulations from the Republican's first term that were blocked under Democratic President Joe #Biden.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateCrisis
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/19/g-s1-98459/trump-administration-endangered-species-act-blanket-rule

"We would have to wait until these poor #animals are almost #extinct before we can start protecting them. That's absurd & heartbreaking," said Stephanie Kurose with the Center for Biological Diversity.

Scientists & government agencies say extinctions are accelerating globally because of #habitat loss & other pressures.

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The #Trump admin's announcement answers calls for revisions to the #EndangeredSpecies Act from #Republicans in #Congress & industries including #oil & #gas, #mining & #agriculture. Critics argue the landmark 1973 #EnvironmentalLaw has been wielded too broadly….

But environmentalists warned the changes could cause yearslong delays in efforts to save species such as the #monarch butterfly, Florida #manatee, California #SpottedOwl & North American #wolverine.

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The proposed changes include the elimination of the US Fish & #Wildlife Service's "blanket rule" that automatically protects #animals & #plants when they are classified as threatened. Government agencies instead would have to craft species-specific rules for protections, a potentially lengthy process.

#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateCrisis #ColonyCollapse #habitats #EndangeredSpecies

#Trump admin seeks to roll back #protections for imperiled species & #habitat

Trump's admin moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species & the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to #EndangeredSpecies Act regulations from the Republican's first term that were blocked under Democratic President Joe #Biden.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateCrisis
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/19/g-s1-98459/trump-administration-endangered-species-act-blanket-rule

#Trump admin seeks to roll back #protections for imperiled species & #habitat

Trump's admin moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species & the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to #EndangeredSpecies Act regulations from the Republican's first term that were blocked under Democratic President Joe #Biden.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #ClimateCrisis
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/19/g-s1-98459/trump-administration-endangered-species-act-blanket-rule