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Endangered species law in Trump’s crosshairs

By John Siciliano

Published January 30, 2018 5:01am ET

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Endangered species law in Trump’s crosshairs — Most recently, the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to remove the Canadian lynx from the list of threatened species. And a number of other species are set to go from endangered to threatened, according to the administration's regulatory agenda. (AP Photo/Jack Smith, File) | Jack Smith

The Trump administration has set its crosshairs on endangered species as it marches steadily toward removing federal protections for birds, reptiles, fish, mammals, and even plants.

Led by the Interior Department, the administration is dialing back Endangered Species Act protections to make it easier to build infrastructure and open public lands to more oil and natural gas drilling, a goal Trump stressed early in his first year in office.

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