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
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.