“The Trump administration’s anti-regulatory agenda is turning it into the extinction presidency,” said Greenwald. “The vast majority of the American public wants to see endangered species protected, but administration officials are flushing these imperiled plants and animals down the toilet for their patrons in the oil industry and other polluters.”
The Extinction Presidency ☠️ Trump Administration Withholding Protection for 78 Species The Trump administration is dragging its feet on lifesaving protection decisions for 78 endangered animals and plants, including those desperately in need of protection for their last remaining habitat on Earth.
The Center for Biological Diversity's new analysis examines the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's failure to adhere to a plan it developed in 2016. Under Trump the agency has failed to decide whether to protect 57 species under the Endangered Species Act and whether to protect the habitat for another 21 species.
Among those neglected are wolverines, lesser prairie chickens and Hermes copper butterflies.
"The Trump administration's anti-regulatory agenda is turning it into the extinction presidency," said the Center's Noah Greenwald. "
The vast majority of Americans want to see endangered species protected, but Trump 🦀 officials are flushing these vanishing plants and animals down the toilet to hand easier profits to their patrons in polluter industries."
Full press release including Detailed Table of 95 Imperiled Species Covered by Fish and Wildlife’s Workplan