AdvertisementThe administration’s announcement answers longstanding calls for revisions to the Endangered Species Act from Republicans in Congress and industries including oil and gas, mining and agriculture. President Donald Trump's administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live. Other pending proposals from the administration would revise the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act and potentially bypass species protections for logging projects in national forests and on public lands. Trump officials during his first term also rolled back protections for individual species including the northern spotted owl and gray wolf. The Endangered Species Act protects more than 1,600 species in the United States and its territories.
