States sue feds over endangered species rollbacks

By: Alex Brown

Outlets: Stateline

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 489

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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A coalition of state attorneys general filed a pair of lawsuits Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s rollbacks of protections for endangered species.

The lawsuits, filed by 20 states and the District of Columbia, seek to reinstate rules that protect the habitat that endangered species depend on to survive.

Under President Donald Trump, federal agencies have changed their interpretation of “harm” under the endangered species law to include only actions that directly injure or …

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