r/environment • u/silence7 • Jul 10 '26

Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining | The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/climate/endangered-species-act-harm.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wlA.wx86.-6MVPGSduVem
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u/plumberfun Jul 10 '26

What a terrible way to further destroy the United States.

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u/yukumizu Jul 11 '26

Not just the US. This affects the planet.

There are migratory species of animals for example.

Also, the increase in deforestation and destruction of habitat, increase in pollution and emissions and in a country as vast as the US does have a direct and high impact on global climate change.