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US cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions

US cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions
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The U.S. Interior Department on Friday canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction, the latest step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle key provisions of the landmark Endangered Species Act at the behest of industry....

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