Judge vacates Trump administration changes to Endangered Species Act

By Breanne Deppisch

Published July 5, 2022 9:08pm ET

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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