endangered species protections

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration has thrown out a new rule meant to keep endangered whales and sea turtles from getting tangled in mile-long West Coast fishing nets. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Monday it was canceling the pending limit on the West Coast's sword-fishing industry — even though the fishing industry itself proposed the new rule...

Agri-pulse reports 21 senators and 67 House members along with our nations farmers and ranchers are demanding that an appeals court to kill the Waters of the US Rule known as WOTUS. Many recognize that Trump’s victory will make the legal challenge moot if he follows through on his promise to kill the measure...