Conservation groups sue Trump administration over endangered species protections

Conservation organizations across the United States are suing the Trump administration over changes they say could make it harder to protect endangered wildlife and the places those animals depend on to survive. The lawsuit targets a new federal rule that no longer considers damage to wildlife habitat to be the same as doing “harm” to […]
Trump ends habitat protections for endangered species. What it means for the Pacific Northwest

The Trump administration finalized a major change to the Endangered Species Act on July 10, one that could reshape how wildlife habitat is protected across the Pacific Northwest. The new rule removes decades-old protections that treated the destruction of wildlife habitat as illegal harm to endangered species. Environmental groups say the change could make it […]