Story spreads internationally as outlets republish the memo report
2 Sep 16 8:25 PM · 7d ago · 22 articles · 31 posts · 5 comments · 6 sources · development 2 of 2
The report is picked up and republished by international outlets including the Straits Times, extending coverage of the reinterpretation beyond U.S. media.
“In what would be a seismic shift, the Trump administration is quietly moving to strip a core protection of the Endangered Species Act.”
Boston Globe, News outlet · rss ↗Trump Administration Executive branch policymakerCatrin Einhorn NYT reporter
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20 outlets Trump Administration Further Guts Endangered Species Act Implementation With Two New Rules
first by CleanTechnica, 7d ago · also Heatmap News, NYT, Straits Times, Boston Globe, NYT Climate, NYT Science +13
10 more headlines
- Trump Is Gutting the Endangered Species Act Heatmap News · 6d ago
- Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection New York Times · 6d ago
- NY Times: Trump Could Gut Endangered Species Act NewsMax.com · 6d ago
- Trump administration reduces protections for endangered species again The Hill · 6d ago
- US: Trump administration weakens Endangered Species Act Deutsche Welle EN · 6d ago
- Trump administration allows inadvertent killing of endangered species Baltimore Sun · 6d ago
- Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species Guardian US · 6d ago
- Trump administration overhauls key protection for endangered species Phys.org · 6d ago
- Trump administration moves to cut protections for endangered species Euronews · 5d ago
- Despite Court Rulings, Trump Administration Moves to Gut Core Protections for Endangered Species Seafoodnews · 1d ago
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The Trump administration has moved to gut a core protection of the Endangered Species Act, permitting the accidental killing or injury of endangered animals.
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President Donald Trump's administration will no longer treat the unintentional killing of protected wildlife as unlawful, officials confirmed Thursday, in a shift conservationists say could gut the Endangered Species Act (ESA). u.
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Trump’s actual environmental politics is far more complicated than this caricature. The White House has declared war on wind energy and gutted greenhouse gas rules. As you may have read in Heatmap AM this morning, the Trump administration announced on Thursday it would transform the # EndangeredSpecies Act to legalize a much broader range of…
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It's especially egregious given that the republican party love to claim how much more they care about the environment, yet they oppose literally everything that would actually protect it. I still hear people bitch about paper straws and recently the whole EPA lifting restrictions gave them all Hardin's and somehow two seconds later they talk about…
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In a sharp turnaround from previous practice, a new US Fish & Wildlife Service directive says animals or plants must be intentionally targeted for their killing to be considered illegal. It’s part of the right wing effort to cripple the Endangered Species Act.
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“ Shifting the political winds to target the landmark law’s clout, the Trump administration has sought more leeway for energy, mining, and other industries that the ESA has interfered with in the name of protecting vulnerable species. “ https://www. nationalparkstraveler.org/2026 /06/battle-lines-have-heightened-over-endangered-species-act #…
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I am so over this crap. I knew he would do this shite. He will watch the world burn if he gets gold in his pockets
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so now you can lumber mill an entire forest even if you know you'll make a species extinct, just so long as you don't say "I'm cutting down the forest because I want to kill this owl"
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https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/17/endangered-species-trump-officials Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species Fish and Wildlife Service memo calls for change in what it means to ‘take’ an endangered species The reinterpretation effectively excludes economic activities such as logging, mining and…
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So, what happens when large states are continuously steamrolled, by the very government they net-contribute to?
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apnews.com/article/enda... A reminder of what we NEVER want AGAIN. It’s no longer illegal , thanks to trump, if #EndangeredSpecies are killed while logging or building a dam. This “new interpretation “ is another form of #TrumpsSavageCruelty #BlueEarth #ResistanceEarth
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# Trump admin is reinterpreing the # Endangered Species Act so only intentional killings of endangered animals are illegal, according to a # leaked -memo, eliminating protections against accidental deaths from development & industry, upending the law’s permitting system. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/16/climate…
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A lot of prize endangered species are about to get caught up in “tragic accidents.”
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apnews.com/article/enda... Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act by Trump’s administration.
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Killing endangered wildlife is legal if they aren't the target, says new Trump rule https://www. nationalobserver.com/2026/09/1 8/news/killing-endangered-wildlife-legal-if-they-arent-target-says-new-trump-rule?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Canada's National Observer @ canada-s-national-observer-NatObserver
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"Killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would not be considered illegal unless the animals were specifically targeted, under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act by President Donald Trump’s administration." @apnews.com
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https://www. europesays.com/us/1076118/ New Trump admin. rule on killing endangered wildlife # Science # UnitedStates # UnitedStates # US # Wildlife
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This is really horrific: https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/16/climate /endangered-species-act-change.html
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https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/17/endangered-species-trump-officials
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