The U.S. Interior Department on Friday, July 17 canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction, the latest step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle key provisions of the landmark Endangered Species Act at the behest of industry.
Instead of receiving automatic protections, imperiled species will need individualized protection plans once they are added to the threatened species list.
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