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US states sue Trump over weakening of endangered species protections
Attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, DC, say the US government illegally rolled back landmark protections.
Al Jazeera•
A group of attorneys general in the United States have sued President Donald Trump’s administration for weakening protections for endangered species.
The group of 20 Democratic-led states, plus the District of Columbia, filed two lawsuits on Wednesday.
The complaints come less than two months after the Department of Interior and Department of Commerce announced final rules that could make it easier for companies to develop sensitive lands that are home to endangered species.
The second rule requires the government to consider objections from private companies before declaring areas “critical habitats”.