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What’s in a Word? 0

Sometimes, quite a lot.

At The Seattle Times, Steve Edwards describes how the Trump maladministration has redefined a word to as to further endanger endangered species. A snippet:

On Sept. 14, a new federal rule went into effect that redefines how the word “harm” is interpreted in the ESA. In essence, the new rule will now make it legal to kill and injure a protected species by degrading and destroying its habitat. The same day, the federal agencies responsible for enforcing the ESA doubled down by issuing memos that argue in order to violate the ESA, a person must affirmatively intend to directly kill a protected species.

In the agencies’ own example, if a protected species lives in a tree, it would be OK to cut down that tree and kill the animal so long as the purpose of cutting it down was something other than killing the animal. This view of ESA protection provides no protection at all.

Aside:

Apparently, extinction is a Republican family value.

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November 1, 2026 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Mammon, Political Theatre, Republican Hypocrisy |

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