Biden administration finalizes reversal of Trump Endangered Species Act rollback

The Biden administration on Thursday announced a finalized update to Endangered Species Act (ESA) rules that advocates say reverses some Trump administration rollbacks but fails to fully restore them.

In 2019, the Trump administration made a number of alterations to the ESA rules, including adding language to protection criteria to allow consideration of economic impacts on industry for the listing.

Earthjustice Vice President Drew Caputo called the 2019 rule an “industry...