President Donald Trump's administration on Friday finalized a rule narrowing the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, in a move conservationists warned could open the door to widespread habitat destruction.

The Trump administration is being sued by conservation groups over a change they say will weaken habitat protection for endangered species. In Canada, experts say the move could also harm animals that move between the two countries,

The Trump administration narrowed how “harm” is defined under the Endangered Species Act, triggering lawsuits and fierce criticism from environmental groups and

The Trump administration on Friday rolled back protections for at-risk animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act. Under prior regulations, species that were considered “threatened” — at risk but a step below endangered — would still receive the same protections as those that are endangered.

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The Trump administration reversed decades of longstanding environmental law protecting endangered species on Friday, opening up sensitive habitats of those protected species to drilling, mining, farming and real estate development.

The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service revised regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act. Conservationists warn the changes could put vulnerable species at greater risk.

Signage outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in College Park, Maryland, one of the center's agencies. NEED TO KNOW President Donald Trump's administration is working to roll back protections for endangered species and their ...

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump rescinds habitat protection under ESAThe Trump administration announced Friday that it rolled back a

The change limits the reach of the 50-year-old Endangered Species Act so that the destruction of habitats will no longer be considered “harm.”