Climate Change and the Endangered Species Act – JSTOR Daily

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Article Synopsis – “The Trump administration has moved to significantly weaken the Endangered Species Act, limiting consideration of climate change when identifying species as endangered.” This new rule requires  that extinction risk must be “imminent” for a species to be listed as endangered, severely limiting the ability to prevent extinction. To read the actual article click here.

By Sharon Gray August 21, 2019 Newsletter