Will Trump Weaken California Species Protection?
- William Fulton
- Aug 26, 2019
- 4 min read
The Trump Administration’s proposal to weaken implementation of the Endangered Species Act has California environmental experts scratching their heads. Given the fact that the state has strong species protections of its own – and possibly more on the way – will Trump’s action have much impact? On the surface the answer would seem to be no, but it’s hard to know how weakened federal rules will affect developers’ willingness to participate in habitat conservation programs that were drawn up as the result of a strong state-federal partnership that dates back almost 30 years.
