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Trump administration attempt to gut Endangered Species Act hits roadblock

House vote to defang the Endangered Species Act was unexpectedly cancelled

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Trump administration attempt to gut Endangered Species Act hits roadblock

The Trump administration and congressional Republicans have spent the last year trying to defang the Endangered Species Act, the country’s bedrock conservation law. But one of the most aggressive and far-reaching attempts just faced a major setback—and concerns from within the party were at least part of the reason. Republicans in the US House of Representatives abruptly canceled a vote that had been scheduled for Wednesday—Earth Day—on legislation that aims to codify into law many of President Donald Trump’s moves to weaken endangered species protections. Some lawmakers, mostly in tourism-dependent areas along the Gulf of Mexico, expressed concerns about the bill. “Don’t tread on my turtles. Protected means protected,” US Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) wrote in a social media post on Monday ahead of the then-pending vote. Read full article Comments

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Trump administration attempt to gut Endangered Species Act hits roadblock

House vote to defang the Endangered Species Act was unexpectedly cancelled

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