Habitat Protections Under Fire | Savannah News

The Trump administration is rewriting the Endangered Species Act by narrowing the definition of “harm” to exclude habitat degradation, potentially weakening protections for species like the red-cockaded woodpecker and North Atlantic right whale. This move, backed by a recent Supreme Court ruling that empowers courts to override agency interpretations, marks a major shift from decades of habitat-focused conservation. While Section Seven still requires federal projects to consider species impacts, the broader rollback signals a sweeping environmental deregulation effort — and lawsuits are already being filed to challenge the change. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/62786f36a19ff5ee