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Trump admin scraps ‘weaponized’ wildlife rule that became 'burden' on American families and businesses: Burgum

EXCLUSIVE: The Interior and Commerce Departments are scrapping a sweeping Endangered Species Act (ESA) rule that officials say past administrations "weaponized" to block energy production, logging, infrastructure projects and private citizens' land use.Officials pointed to several ESA-listed species they say triggered undue or burdensome restrictions by treating habitat modification as potential "harm" to protected species, purportedly expanding the ESA's "harm" provision."For years, federal agencies abused the ESA to obstruct lawful land use and burden American families and businesses," Inter...