President Trump has already begun to introduce changes that weaken the Endangered Species Act, a cornerstone of U.S. conservation law.

The Endangered Species Act ... activity. "The Act is doing what it should in a sense," Frank said. "It's not blanket-approving development, and it's taking time to review and require modifications ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Environmental groups concerned about loss of protections for vanishing animals see one of President Donald Trump’s early executive orders as a method of subverting the ...

President Trump issued Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing American Energy,” which requires all agencies to identify actions ...

Congressmen reintroduce SPEAR Act, a bill intended to keep the lake sturgeon in Wisconsin from protections of the federal ...

Wildlife conservationist turned legal scholar Alex Erwin constructs the legal framework to begin to establish guidance and parameters around when genetic engineering would actually prove beneficial — ...

Four conservation groups are fighting to keep the Florida scrub jay on a federal list of threatened species. They filed to ...

After reviewing scientific and commercial data, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday proposed separate Endangered Species Act listings ... scrutiny and staff time focused on protections ...

A directive signed late Monday by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum gives agencies 15 days to submit plans to unleash US energy, which critics say would weaken the Endangered Species Act and open up ...