Blue Mountain
Resident Skeptical Hobbit
This is bad. Very bad. Habitat loss is a major driver of the decline and eventual extinction of species.
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Reuters said:July 10: The Trump administration finalized a major change that limits the reach of the 50-year-old Endangered Species Act. The new rule removes habitat destruction from the definition of the word "harm" in the ESA, meaning project developers would be allowed to impair places where species live so long as wildlife is not injured directly or killed.
Trump administration rule weakens protections for threatened species
The Trump administration finalized a major change on Friday to how threatened species are considered in agency actions, removing regulatory language aimed at preventing damage to wildlife habitats and drawing a legal challenge.


