Trump Administration Moves to Roll Back Endangered Species and Habitat Protections

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President Donald Trump's administration is working to roll back protections for endangered species and their habitats

These new proposed rules would allow economic factors to be considered when deciding which species will be protected under the Endangered Species Act

Critics have expressed concerns that these changes could delay efforts to save species facing extinction

The Trump administration is seeking to roll back protections for endangered species and their habitats.

According to the Associated Press and CNN , the Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service have proposed rules that would see Biden-era safeguards removed for plants and animals threatened by habitat loss.

The changes to the Endangered Species Act we