Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife
Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP PHOENIX — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging, oil drilling and other activities. The administration narrowed the definition of "harm" under the landmark law — a change with broad implications. For decades, the government defined harm broadly to include encroachments on places with threatened and endangered animals.
- ▪Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP PHOENIX — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife a
- ▪The administration narrowed the definition of "harm" under the landmark law — a change with broad implications.
- ▪For decades, the government defined harm broadly to include encroachments on places with threatened and endangered animals.
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Environment Story Of The Day NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR Environment LISTEN & FOLLOW RSS link Environment Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife July 11, 20261:48 AM ET By The Associated Press Banners of former President George Washington and President Donald Trump hang above an entrance to the Department of the Interior, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP PHOENIX — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act and eliminates a key protection for imperiled wildlife against logging, oil drilling and other activities.
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