The Pact to Endanger Species

The Erosion of Habitat: Why the Recision of "Harm" Matters

The Trump Administration recently rescinded the regulatory definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). While this might seem like a nuanced legal shift, removing "significant habitat modification" from the federal definition of an illegal "taking" opens the door for industrial development, logging, and drilling directly on land and waters essential for imperiled species.

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