Reform Endangered Species Act Implementation

Department of the Interior / Fish and Wildlife Service

Major reforms to ESA implementation including delisting recovered species, ending experimental populations outside historic ranges, implementing conservation triage, and ensuring independent decision-making

"Direct the Fish and Wildlife Service to: (1) design and implement an Endangered Species Act program that ensures independent decision-making by ending reliance on so-called species specialists who have obvious self-interest, ideological bias, and land-use agendas" – Project 2025

History

Mon Jan 20 2025

Emergency Consultation group requested to review energy projects www.whitehouse.gov 

Mon Jan 20 2025

Initial analysis

Disruptive Potential

HIGH

Would significantly change federal species protection regime affecting land use and development nationwide

Status
In Progress

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