POLITICSJul 10 · 20:09 UTCTHE HILLRachel Frazin

Trump administration rolls back key endangered species protection

The Trump administration rolled back a key protection for endangered species by repealing a prior definition of prohibited 'harm' under the Endangered Species Act. The previous regulation defined 'harm' to include actions that significantly altered a species’ habitat.

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