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The Trump administration has said that it would slash millions of acres of protected habitat designated for the imperilled northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington state and northern California, much of it in prime timber locations in Oregon’s coastal ranges.
Environmentalists immediately decried the move and accused the US Fish and Wildlife Service under President Donald Trump of taking a parting shot at protections designed to help restore the species in favour of the timber industry.
The Trump administration on Tuesday finalised changes that weaken the government’s enforcement powers under a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species, brushing aside warnings that billions of birds could die as a result.
Over four years in office, the Trump administration has dismantled major climate policies and rolled back many more rules governing clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals.
While other administrations have emphasized cutting regulations, calling them burdensome to industries like coal, oil and gas, the scope of actions under Mr. Trump is “fundamentally different,” said Hana V. Vizcarra, a staff attorney at Harvard Law School’s Environmental and Energy Law Program.
In all, a New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts more than 80 environmental rules and regulations officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr. Trump. Another 20 rollbacks are still in progress.
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Spotted owl is not really endangered and it lives just fine in new forest. It was a political lie that the owl can only survive in old growth. They live in all sorts of forest.
Even with logging, there is plenty of forest left for owls. Proper logging helps to reduce forest fires, which is beneficial to owls.
Maybe you can give up on this one and find something else to be outraged about.
Over four years in office, the Trump administration has dismantled major climate policies and rolled back many more rules governing clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals.
While other administrations have emphasized cutting regulations, calling them burdensome to industries like coal, oil and gas, the scope of actions under Mr. Trump is “fundamentally different,” said Hana V. Vizcarra, a staff attorney at Harvard Law School’s Environmental and Energy Law Program.
In all, a New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts more than 80 environmental rules and regulations officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr. Trump. Another 20 rollbacks are still in progress.
I don't give a rat's behind whether you move on or not. You want to keep beating a dead horse because it makes you feel good, go ahead. Write a book about it. You obviously haven't gotten your fill in the Politics forum so enjoy yourself here.
Spotted owl is not really endangered and it lives just fine in new forest. It was a political lie that the owl can only survive in old growth. They live in all sorts of forest.
Even with logging, there is plenty of forest left for owls. Proper logging helps to reduce forest fires, which is beneficial to owls.
Maybe you can give up on this one and find something else to be outraged about.
As well even with the federal protected habitat their numbers have been in decline. Contributing factors are forest fires and competition with other species.
So what? Obama did the same thing going out the door in late 2016, early 2017. Trump reversed much of it (and the Left screamed). We can assume Biden will do the same (and the Right will scream).
It's not just bird protections they gutted. It's the whole EPA. Will take many months to correct.
Good. The EPA unfairly restricts economic activity; you can't even build a building on a perfectly safe, dry piece of ground without having to file an Environmental Impact Statement that can take a year or more to approve.
It's about time someone put a leash on them.
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