Posted 3/28/2024, 5:44:00 PM
Biden Restores Key Endangered Species Act Protections
- Biden administration finalized update to Endangered Species Act (ESA) rules, reversing some Trump rollbacks
- Trump 2019 rules allowed economic impacts on industry to be considered in listings
- New rules remove economic impact provision, restore protections for "threatened" species
- Rules retain Trump provision allowing agencies to disregard uncertain impacts
- Environmental groups say Biden update improved rules but missed opportunity to fully restore protections