Trump administration allows inadvertent killing of endangered species
The Trump administration issued a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, stating that inadvertently killing endangered animals during activities like logging is no longer illegal. This directive significantly changes how federal officials enforce the landmark environmental law.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Inadvertently killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would no longer be considered illegal under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act by federal officials, marking a sea change by President Donald Trump’s administration in how the landmark environmental law is enforced. A directive sent to...
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