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In 'Death Knell for America's Wildlife,' Trump Admin Guts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

President Donald Trump's administration on Friday paved the way for letting US corporations destroy the habitats of endangered species by rescinding a longtime interpretation of the Endangered Species Act.As reported by The New York Times, the Interior Department and the Commerce Department announced that they were narrowing the law's definition of what constitutes harming endangered species.Whereas the law has for decades been interpreted as protecting endangered animals' habitats from significant "modification or degradation," the administration said that offenders would have to directly injure or kill an endangered animal to be considered in violation of the law."The change could open the door for fossil fuel companies, agricultural interests, land developers, and others,"

Common Dreams     Jul 10, 2026