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Endangered Species Rule Shifts Focus | Dover News
The Trump administration just rolled out a sweeping rewrite of the Endangered Species Act, slashing protections by redefining “harm” to exclude habitat destruction — a move that could open the floodgates for oil, mining, and logging in wildlife sanctuaries. While officials claim this restores the law’s original intent and protects property rights, environmentalists warn it’s a death knell for species recovery, jeopardizing decades of conservation wins like the bald eagle’s comeback. This isn’t an isolated tweak — it’s part of a broader rollback of wildlife safeguards, sparking fierce debate…
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