Judge strikes down federal effort to weaken Endangered Species Act

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The new ruling could be a setback for the Trump administration, which is trying to loosen habitat protections.

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The judge found four of six challenged regulations to be unlawful, saying they contradict the text of the ESA or were “arbitrary and capricious.” Some of these regulations included provisions where federal agencies could propose non-binding plans to protect species from development projects or regulations that could shrink parts of critical habitats.

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Judge strikes down federal effort to weaken Endangered Species Act

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