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Judge vacates Trump administration changes to Endangered Species Act

By Breanne Deppisch
Published July 5, 2022 9:08pm ET
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Judge vacates Trump administration changes to Endangered Species Act
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Fish and Wildlife Service's analysis was inadequate to remove protections for the wolf species in nine states. (Jim Clark/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File) | Jim Clark


A federal judge in California vacated Trump-era changes to the Endangered Species Act on Tuesday in a win for environmental groups, which said the decision paves the way to reinstate protections for threatened species.

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