Habitat Protections Under Fire | Philadelphia News

Philadelphia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 11, 2026 · 1m

The Trump administration just rewrote the Endangered Species Act’s definition of “harm,” stripping habitat destruction from automatic illegal status — a move that could unleash farming, drilling, and development on protected lands. While industry backers hail it as restoring the law’s original intent, environmentalists and legal experts warn it’s a dangerous rollback that threatens species already teetering on extinction, risking decades of conservation progress without solid science to back it up. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn…