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Conservation Groups Rally Against Trump's Species Act Changes

12/19/2025

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Conservation groups Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity will rally outside the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. on December 18 to deliver hundreds of thousands of comments opposing U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Endangered Species Act changes.
The groups argue the changes threaten the many species.
The public comment period ends December 22, prompting withdrawal calls.
The administration faces pressure to withdraw the proposed rules.

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Conservation groups Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity will rally outside the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. on December 18 to deliver hundreds of thousands of comments opposing U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Endangered Species Act changes.
The groups argue the changes threaten the many species.
The public comment period ends December 22, prompting withdrawal calls.
The administration faces pressure to withdraw the proposed rules.