WASHINGTON, D.C. — An internal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service memo uncovered by The New York Times reveals that the Trump administration is moving to drastically narrow one of the Endangered Species Act’s most fundamental protections.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Trump administration rule attempting to rescind the federal regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act goes into effect today. The change removes language that made clear that damaging or destroying habitat can violate the law when it kills or injures protected wildlife.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to consider removing or reducing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican wolves.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservation groups notified the Trump administration of their plans to challenge two rulemakings weakening the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that were finalized today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is finalizing two new regulations that will undermine the implementation of federal protections for wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the nation’s cornerstone conservation law. One rule rescinds the longstanding blanket 4(d) rule, ending the practice of automatically extending key ESA protections from killing, injury, and harassment to newly listed “threatened” species.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is proposing more regulatory changes aimed at weakening Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears. The proposed changes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would revise the protective regulations under ESA section 4(d) for grizzlies in the Lower 48, which establish the circumstances under which killing, injury, and harassment of grizzlies are allowed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made available its final decision to drastically reduce designated critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the Canada lynx in Wyoming.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration announced that it has finalized a decision to eliminate long-standing regulatory language regarding habitat protections for endangered species in the U.S. The move comes after a proposed rulemaking and public comment period in which more than 150,000 Americans spoke out against the changes.
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