Senate Republicans have filed resolutions to overturn rules restoring Endangered Species Act protections overturned by the Trump administration. The resolutions, sponsored by Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Vice Chair Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, aim to restore the Trump-era ESA revisions that they claim increased public participation and efficiency. FWS and NOAA Fisheries in March reversed standards adopted in 2019, including reviving a “blanket rule” that automatically extended protection to species listed as threatened. LummIS said the resolutions are needed to fix a “failed and flawed” Endangered species Act and represent a step in the right direction.
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