The blanket protections regulation was dropped in 2019 as part of a suite of changes to the application of the species law under former president Donald Trump that were encouraged by industry.
FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is calling on the Biden administration to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, pointing to conflicts with ranchers and farmers.
The Biden administration on Thursday restored rules to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been rolled back under former President Donald Trump.
The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era rules that had stripped safeguards for plants and animals that are threatened by human development and the climate crisis.