The Trump administration announced new and long overdue changes to the Endangered Species Act Monday morning.
"The best way to uphold the Endangered Species Act is to do everything we can to ensure it remains effective in achieving its ultimate goal-recovery of our rarest species. The Act's effectiveness rests on clear, consistent and efficient implementation," Interior Secretary David Bernhardt released in a statement.
"The revisions to the regulations clarify that the standards for delisting and reclassification of a species consider the same five statutory factors as the listing of a species in the first place. This requirement ensures that all species proposed for delisting or reclassification receive the same careful analysis to determine whether or not they meet the statutory definitions of a threatened or endangered species as is done for determining whether to add a species to the list," an Interior Department press release adds.
"These essential tweaks to the Endangered Species Act promise to make the law more effective and results-driven in the 21st century. It represents a win for all of us devoted to recovering species and a win for states and landowners who now have an opportunity to be more innovative and creative in their role as habitat protectors," said PERC executive director Brian Yablonski.
In tracking the history of the Endangered Species Act, only 1 percent of the species listed have gone extinct, while less than 2 percent of listed species have recovered and been delisted.
For decades, the Endangered Species Act has essentially treated all listed species the same, whether classified as endangered or threatened.
These reforms would restore the act's original two-tiered approach, which maintains the strongest protections for endangered species while increasing flexibility and providing a degree of regulatory relief when it comes to threatened species.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/08/12/the-left-is-panicking-over-much-needed-changes-to-the-endangered-species-act-n2551530
"The best way to uphold the Endangered Species Act is to do everything we can to ensure it remains effective in achieving its ultimate goal-recovery of our rarest species. The Act's effectiveness rests on clear, consistent and efficient implementation," Interior Secretary David Bernhardt released in a statement.
"The revisions to the regulations clarify that the standards for delisting and reclassification of a species consider the same five statutory factors as the listing of a species in the first place. This requirement ensures that all species proposed for delisting or reclassification receive the same careful analysis to determine whether or not they meet the statutory definitions of a threatened or endangered species as is done for determining whether to add a species to the list," an Interior Department press release adds.
"These essential tweaks to the Endangered Species Act promise to make the law more effective and results-driven in the 21st century. It represents a win for all of us devoted to recovering species and a win for states and landowners who now have an opportunity to be more innovative and creative in their role as habitat protectors," said PERC executive director Brian Yablonski.
In tracking the history of the Endangered Species Act, only 1 percent of the species listed have gone extinct, while less than 2 percent of listed species have recovered and been delisted.
For decades, the Endangered Species Act has essentially treated all listed species the same, whether classified as endangered or threatened.
These reforms would restore the act's original two-tiered approach, which maintains the strongest protections for endangered species while increasing flexibility and providing a degree of regulatory relief when it comes to threatened species.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/08/12/the-left-is-panicking-over-much-needed-changes-to-the-endangered-species-act-n2551530
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