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Federal Agencies Remove Habitat From ESA’s Definition of ‘Harm’

The rule narrows when the Endangered Species Act bars take and puts the change on a legal path that will likely decide its reach

U.S. Agencies Rescind Habitat‑Based Definition of ‘Harm’ Under Endangered Species Act

Interior Proposes Shifting Grizzly Management to States

Trump Administration Narrows Endangered Species Act ‘Harm’ Definition

Conservation Group Sues to Force Protections for Rare Snail Threatened by Border Wall

Tourist Accused of Hurling Rock at Hawaii Monk Seal Ordered to Return to Honolulu

House Republicans Pull Vote on Endangered Species Act Overhaul

Conservation Groups Take Gulf ESA Exemption to D.C. Appeals Court

U.S. Panel Grants National-Security Waiver Letting Gulf Oil and Gas Bypass Endangered Species Rules

U.S. 'God Squad' Grants Gulf Oil Drilling a Blanket Exemption From the Endangered Species Act

Judge Upholds U.S. Approval of Ioneer’s Nevada Lithium-Boron Mine

Judge Allows Rare ‘God Squad’ Meeting on Gulf Drilling Exemption

Interior Faces Lawsuit Over Rare ‘God Squad’ Meeting on Gulf Oil and Gas Exemption

Conservation Groups Sue to Block Reapproved Utah Highway Through Red Cliffs

Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Boost Delta Pumping Over State Objections

Trump Administration Publishes ESA Rollback Plan, Opening 30-Day Comment Window

California Kills 4 Gray Wolves From Sierra Valley Pack After Record Livestock Losses

Group Files Notice to Sue Feds Over Wilson’s Phalarope Protections at Great Salt Lake

US Proposes Endangered Status for Seven Pangolin Species

Trump Administration Faces Pushback Over Proposal to Redefine Endangered Species Protections