This is news from Birdchick Blog-They(you know the people in office) are trying to mess with the Endangered Species Act in order to just really leave their sham legacy. According to the Washington Post "The new rules, which will be subject to a 30-day per comment period, would use administrative powers to make broad changes in the law that Congress has resisted for years. Under current law, agencies must subject any plans that potentially affect endangered animals and plants to an independent review by the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service. Under the proposed new rules, dam and highway construction and other federal projects could proceed without delay if the agency in charge decides they would not harm vulnerable species." Read the entire article here and wonder no more why the last 8 years have sucked.
Do something here, and thanks to Sharon of BirdChick Blog for calling attention to this.