US restores handful of wildlife protections axed by Trump

Washington (AFP) – The US administration of President Joe Biden on Thursday announced further protections for endangered species and their habitats, restoring a set of regulations weakened by Donald Trump. The new rules were touted as evidence of Biden's commitment to tackling climate change, though some environmental groups said the changes fell short of fully resurrecting necessary protections.  “These revisions underscore our commitment to using all of the tools available to help halt declines and stabilize populations of the species most at-risk,” Martha Williams, director of the US Fish a…

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