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California sues over Trump’s changes to Endangered Species Act, arguing they threaten habitat

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

California’s beloved condors and sea otters have rebounded from the brink of extinction thanks to the Endangered Species Act. Now the state is going to court to keep the 50-year-old law intact, filing two lawsuits Wednesday to block what Democratic leaders describe as the Trump administration’s roll…

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  1. Union Leader

    States sue Trump administration for weakening endangered species protections (opens Union Leader)

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    States filed two lawsuits on Wednesday accusing President Donald Trump's administration of illegally weakening the federal Endangered Species Act, a landmark law that has shielded the bald eagle and other wildlife from dangers posed by development.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Oregon files lawsuits with 20 other states to defend endangered species (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) --- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Wednesday that the state is filing two lawsuits against federal environmental agencies over rule changes that weaken protections under the Endangered Species Act. The legal actions, supported by Gov.

  3. Courthouse News Service

    Attorneys general sue over changes to Endangered Species Act (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The attorneys general said the changes weaken protections for endangered and threatened species, as well as violate the law.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Hawaii joins 19 states suing Trump over endangered species rules (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    U.S. states, including Hawaii, filed two lawsuits today accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of illegally weakening the federal Endangered Species Act, a landmark law that has shielded the bald eagle and other wildlife from dangers posed by development.

  5. Q13fox

    WA co-leads 21-state coalition challenging new rules under Endangered Species Act (opens Q13fox)

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    Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced he is co-leading a 21-state coalition in two lawsuits aiming to keep endangered species protections in place.

  6. The Columbian

    Washington sues over federal endangered species rule change (opens The Columbian)

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    SEATTLE — Washington is among the states suing the federal government for changing rules around the Endangered Species Act.

  7. MyNorthwest

    ‘Exploitation’: WA joins lawsuit to block Trump admin. from gutting Endangered Species Act (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Washington is joining forces with 20 other states to sue the Trump administration over the Endangered Species Act.

  8. Al Jazeera

    US states sue Trump over weakening of endangered species protections (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, DC, say the US government illegally rolled back landmark protections.

  9. KOIN

    'Oregon will continue to fight back': States sue to stop changes to Endangered Species Act (opens KOIN)

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    PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A coalition of states are challenging the Trump administration's recent changes to the Endangered Species Act, which were set to take effect next week. In a joint press conference held Wednesday, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and California Attorney General Rob Bonta…

  10. Hawaiitribune Herald

    US states sue Trump administration for weakening endangered species protections (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    U.S. states filed two lawsuits on Wednesday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of illegally weakening the federal Endangered Species Act, a landmark law that has shielded the bald eagle and other wildlife from dangers posed by development.

  11. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    States file lawsuits over weakened Species Act (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    U.S. states filed two lawsuits Wednesday accusing President Donald Trump's administration of illegally weakening the federal Endangered Species Act, a landmark law that has shielded the bald eagle and other wildlife from dangers posed by development.

  12. WTOP Washington DC

    California sues over Trump’s changes to Endangered Species Act, arguing they threaten habitat (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    California’s beloved condors and sea otters have rebounded from the brink of extinction thanks to the Endangered Species Act. Now the state is going to court to keep the 50-year-old law intact, filing two lawsuits Wednesday to block what Democratic leaders describe as the Trump administration’s roll…

  13. Omaha World-Herald

    US states sue over changes to wildlife protections (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Two lawsuits accuse President Donald Trump's administration of illegally weakening the federal Endangered Species Act.

  14. CT Mirror

    States sue feds over endangered species rollbacks (opens CT Mirror)

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    A coalition of states, including CT, filed two lawsuits challenging Trump administration’s rollbacks of protections for endangered species.

  15. River Bender

    Attorney General Raoul Challenges Trump Administration's Rollbacks Of Endangered Species Act Regulations (opens River Bender)

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    CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, today will file two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species. The lawsuits, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and another against FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMF…

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