Two Endangered Species Act rules took effect. Here is what changes
Two federal rules took effect August 20, changing future protections for threatened species and how the government weighs exclusions from critical habitat.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Revises Endangered Species Act Rules
The agency finalized changes to threatened-species protections and critical-habitat designations, including an end to the prior blanket-rule option.
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U.S. finalizes new Endangered Species Act rules for threatened species and critical habitat
The Fish and Wildlife Service finalized two Endangered Species Act revisions that will change protections for future threatened-species listings and the process for excluding land from critical habitat.