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Trump Administration Further Guts Endangered Species Act Implementation With Two New Rules

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is finalizing two new regulations that will undermine the implementation of federal protections for wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the nation’s cornerstone conservation law.

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The Trump administration has issued two new regulations that will limit the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The regulations include the rescinding of a longstanding blanket rule that automatically extended key ESA protections from killing or injuring certain species. This change will require individual assessments for each species, potentially weakening federal protections. The implications of these new rules are unclear, but they will likely have a significant impact on the conservation efforts of endangered species.

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