NYT reveals memo narrowing Endangered Species Act 'harm' definition
1Sep 16 5:52 PM · 7d ago · 13 articles · 8 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 2
An internal administration memo reinterprets the Endangered Species Act so that only the intentional killing of protected animals, not collateral harm such as habitat destruction, is illegal — a change reporters describe as a seismic shift in a core law.
“In what would be a seismic shift, the Trump administration is quietly moving to strip a core protection of the Endangered Species Act.”
The Trump regime is redefining the Endangered Species Act to consider only the intentional killing of endangered animals to be illegal, removing accountability for incidental harm caused by economic activities. Psychopaths. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/16/climate…