Federal regulators Wednesday cancelled a policy adopted under former president Donald Trump that weakened their authority to identify lands and waters where declining animals and plants could receive government protection.
The move was the latest by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service undoing changes to the Endangered Species Act that industry and landowner groups had won under Trump. President Joe Biden ordered a broad review of his predecessor's environmental policies after taking office in 2021.
In a 48-page document explaining withdrawal of the rule, the agency said it gave outside parties an "outsized role" in determining which areas were needed for preserving imperilled species while undermining the Fish and Wildlife Service's authority. Under the 1973 law, federal agencies cannot fund, permit or take actions that would destroy or severely damage critical habitats. It doesn't restrict activities on private land unless government approval or financial support is involved.
"Instead of simply reversing the Trump administration's flawed rule, the Fish and Wildlife Service should reform the critical habitat process to focus on creating the right incentives for landowners to actively conserve and restore habitat," said Jonathan Wood, the group's vice president of law and policy.
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