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A bald eagle sits in a tree in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska October 8, 2014. The Endangered Species Act is credited with helping save the bald eagle and other species. Photo by Bob Strong/Reuters

Science Dec 27

Architects of the Endangered Species Act reflect on 50th anniversary of groundbreaking measure

By Travis Loller, Associated Press

Science Dec 10

Mothra, a female black-footed ferret waits for pieces of prairie dog to be delivered to eat at the National Black-footed F...
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How the black-footed ferret is making a comeback from the brink of extinction

When President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law 50 years ago, one of the first on the endangered list was the black-footed ferret, North America’s rarest animal. Once thought to be extinct, they are making their way back…

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson

Nation Aug 28

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What the Endangered Species Act has accomplished in 50 years

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. It was the most comprehensive legislation for preserving species at risk of extinction and made the United States a global leader in environmental law. But today, Congress is divided…

By William Brangham, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz

Politics Aug 04

A bald eagle sits in a tree in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska October 8, 2014. The Endangered Species Act is credited with helping save the bald eagle and other species. Photo by Bob Strong/Reuters
After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be at risk

Opposition has grown from industry and landowner groups who say it hampers economic growth and property rights. Supporters are fighting back, saying the law is more important than ever.

Nation Dec 17

Nearly all of a family’s 2,800-acre farm flooded in Watson, Missouri, after intensive flooding in March along the Missouri River. Photo by The Pew Charitable Trusts
Government ordered to pay landowners on lower Missouri River after flood damage

The federal government must pay some landowners along the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by changes the Army Corps of Engineers made to protect endangered species.

By Associated Press

Jul 31

U.S. officials seek limits on what constitutes a ‘habitat’ for imperiled species

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The Trump administration is proposing to define what land and water can be declared as “habitat” for imperiled plants and animals…

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Aug 22

What is an endangered species worth? Trump rule sparks debate

By Gretchen Frazee

The Trump administration could soon start to publicize the economic cost of listing a species as threatened or endangered, under new rules finalized this month.

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Aug 14

How monarch butterflies could be harmed by Trump’s endangered species rules

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The Trump administration's decision to consider costs when protecting endangered species could hurt monarchs, which compete for habitat with soybean and corn farmers.

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Aug 12

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How Trump plans to change the Endangered Species Act

The Trump administration has announced major changes to the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law signed by President Richard Nixon that's credited with saving iconic species like the bald eagle and the grizzly bear. William Brangham talks to Lisa Friedman…

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Aug 12

Trump overhauls enforcement of Endangered Species Act

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The changes allow the government to put an economic cost on saving a species and end blanket protections for species newly listed as threatened.

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