The Trump administration on Friday announced it rolled back a key protection for endangered species. Specifically, it said it was repealing a previous definition of prohibited “harm” to endangered animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act.  Under prior regulations, expressly prohibited “harm” includes significantly changing a species’s habitat to the point that it “actually…
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Trump administration rolls back key endangered species protection
The Hill
July 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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The Trump administration on Friday announced it rolled back a key protection for endangered species. Specifically, it said it was repealing a previous definition of prohibited “harm” to endangered animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act. Under prior regulations, expressly prohibited “harm” includes significantly changing a species’s habitat to the point that it “actually…