The Biden administration has announced plans to review and revise a handful of Trump-era regulations that critics feared rolled back protections for endangered and threatened species
The reviews, conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, are being cheered by environmental groups, which said the Trump administration rules would have allowed for more oil and gas drilling and limited how much regulators consider the impacts of the climate crisis, in addition to weakening protections on endangered species.
Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to working with diverse federal, Tribal, state and industry partners to not only protect and recover America's imperiled wildlife but to ensure cornerstone laws like the Endangered Species Act are helping us meet 21st century challenges," said Fish and Wildlife Service Principal Deputy Director Martha Williams in a statement.
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