The Trump administration announced earlier this week its proposal to make changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), limiting protections given to plants and animals and boosting the influence of economic factors in decision-making. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

This isn’t the first time alterations have been made to the ESA; the previous Trump administration made changes to the act back in 2019 and 2020 , and the recently proposed rules essentially seek to restore those changes, after they were reinstated during the Biden administration.

“This administration is restoring the Endangered Species Act to its original intent, protecting species through clear, consistent and lawful standards that also respect the live

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