THREAD - A group of attorneys general filed a comment with Interior Department rejecting Secy Zinke's proposed rollback of protections in the #EndangeredSpeciesAct. You can read their letter here:
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AGs from the Commonwealths of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania plus states of California, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia signed off.
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I recently covered the proposed rollback here: courthousenews.com/public-comment…
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At the crux of AGs comments, they argue the rollbacks will: decrease the likelihood that species would be listed for protection; decrease the likelihood that critical habitat would be designated for protection; would reduce req'd consultation w/federal agencies...
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....thereby reducing federal agencies' opportunities to evaluate & issue findings that Interior's proposed actions will have adverse impacts. The proposal also repeals regulations that protect threatened species from harm, harassment, or death from human activity, AGs say.
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