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Trump administration revives rollbacks of species protections from first term

Headline from The Columbian

BILLINGS, Mont. — President Donald Trump's administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Specie

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Trump moves to strip protections from endangered and threatened species (opens CNN)

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    The Trump administration moved on Wednesday to roll back Biden-era changes reviled by industry. The new rules will protect fewer species and make money a factor in decision making.

  2. The Columbian

    Trump administration revives rollbacks of species protections from first term (opens The Columbian)

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    BILLINGS, Mont. — President Donald Trump's administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Specie

  3. NPR

    Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat (opens NPR)

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    The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden.

  4. CBS News

    Trump administration moves to roll back some protections for endangered and threatened species (opens CBS News)

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    The proposed changes include the elimination of the "blanket rule" that automatically protects animals and plants when they are classified as threatened.

  5. Time

    Trump Plans to Weaken the Endangered Species Act (opens Time)

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    As the Trump Administration moves to roll back aspects of the 1973 law, experts warn endangered species could be put in deeper jeopardy.

  6. The Guardian

    Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act (opens The Guardian)

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    Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis

  7. NBC News

    Trump administration moves to roll back some Endangered Species Act protections (opens NBC News)

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    The Trump administration moved Wednesday to weaken the popular Endangered Species Act in an attempt to restore changes made during the president’s first term that were later blocked by a federal judge

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