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How the Trump Administration’s Interpretation of One Word—‘Harm’—Could Gut Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

A proposed rule from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would change the definition of “harm” to an endangered species, effectively allowing such activities as logging and oil drilling to be approved even if they harm protected plant and animal habitats.

By Kiley Price, Wyatt Myskow

A grizzly bear, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Acts, walks among pine trees in Yellowstone National Park. Credit: Jim Peaco/National Park Service
A bee pollinates a flower on an almond tree in Dixon, California, on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

California’s Almond Trees Rely on Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators, but a Lack of Good Habitat is Making Their Job Harder

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

View of Wild Goose Island in Saint Mary Lake at sunrise in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. Credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images

‘America the Beautiful’ Plan Debuts the Biden Administration’s Approach to Conserving the Environment and Habitat

By Katie Surma, Judy Fahys

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