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- 1Trump plan would weaken Endangered Species Act using Scalia dissent●Trump's sneaky plan to gut Endangered Species Act draws from 1995 Scalia dissent
The Trump administration is pursuing changes to the Endangered Species Act that reportedly draw on a 1995 dissent by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. The argument, rejected by the Supreme Court at the time, would narrow how habitat destruction counts as harming endangered species. Critics call the approach a stealth effort to weaken protections, warning it could strip key habitat safeguards from threatened wildlife.
- 2Boulder climate lawsuit heads to US Supreme Court●A landmark #Boulder climate case is heading to U. S. Supreme Court: What’s at stake? — Yvaine Ye (CU Boulder Today)
A climate lawsuit brought by the City of Boulder against fossil fuel companies is set to reach the US Supreme Court, according to reporting from CU Boulder Today. The case is considered a landmark in climate litigation, and observers are weighing what is at stake: whether cities can hold energy companies financially liable for local climate damages. The outcome could shape similar lawsuits across the country.