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Trump Administration Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Endangered Species Act

posted by martyb on Tuesday July 31 2018, @07:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the honesty-is-becoming-endangered,-too dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries announced their proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act, ostensibly "to ensure clarity and consistency." They are asking for comments from the public by September 24. Comments can be made by mail or over a JavaScript-based Web site. All comments will be published on the Web site.

Here are alternate pages where the proposed rules may be read. These do not require JavaScript.

Business Insider; the Roseburg, Oregon News-Review (archive link for EU readers); Mother Nature Network; and Idaho Stateman have articles on the topic.

In related news, CBS News notes that "while the White House can act on its own, those changes could always be undone by future administrations" while reporting that members of Congress have prepared several bills which would revise the Endangered Species Act.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday July 31 2018, @02:15PM (2 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday July 31 2018, @02:15PM (#715187) Homepage Journal

    They're also delicious when battered in spiced up cornmeal, which is really the most important bit.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @05:02PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 31 2018, @05:02PM (#715281)

    Fewer minnows, fewer catfish. Fewer catfish, fewer catfish dinners for you.

    • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday July 31 2018, @07:54PM

      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday July 31 2018, @07:54PM (#715364) Homepage Journal

      Viable argument but only if nothing fills the niche after the extinction of those minnows. Also, it would need to not be a stream as catfish generally don't do streams. Evaluating the overall impact is perfectly reasonable but protecting one unremarkable and poorly evolved species that can only live in one tiny area is just silly.

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