"Biodiversity Under Siege: Trump Administration Ditches Protections for At-Risk Species In a move that has sparked widespread outrage among environmentalists, the Trump administration has taken steps to roll back crucial protections for vulnerable animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act. As of Friday, species that were previously considered "threatened" will no longer receive the same level of protection as those that are officially endangered. This change is expected to have far-reaching consequences for species on the brink of extinction, allowing developers and industries to potentially harm or destroy habitats without facing the same level of regulatory scrutiny. The decision is the latest in a series of rollbacks aimed at weakening the Endangered Species Act, a law passed in 1973 to safeguard America's most vulnerable wildlife."
The Trump administration on Friday rolled back protections for at-risk animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act. Under prior regulations, species that were considered “threatened” – at risk but a step below endangered – would still receive the same protections as those that are endangered. Now, the Trump administration says it will instead...
