〄Jan 28, 2025

#Trump #ExecutiveOrder calling for quarterly #GodSquad #convention under #ESA should alarm everyone who cares about #EndangeredSpecies & #biodiversity.

#EO is specific to #Energy projects but sets dangerous broader precedent—with #ForestService's proposed #Amendment to the #NorthwestForestPlan likely to #jeopardize #NorthernSpottedOwl #survival & #recovery, very real danger #TrumpAdmin will condemn #NSO to #extinction for more #timber boardfeet.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/climate/trump-endangered-species-god-squad.html

#environmentallaw

Could Trump Use the ‘God Squad’ to Override Environmental Law?

The president wants to convene the rarely used panel, which has the power to carve out exemptions to the Endangered Species Act. Here’s what to know.

The New York Times