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Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service said in a proposed rule issued Wednesday that habitat modification should not be considered harm because it's not the same as intentionally targeting a species, called “take.” Environmentalists argue that the definition of “take,” though, has always included actions that harm species, and the definition of “harm” has been upheld by the Supreme Court.

So even the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service are compromised as well.