ADVERTISEMENTWASHINGTON — As planet Earth stares down the barrel of a sixth mass extinction event, conservative lawmakers in Washington have taken aim not at climate change or habitat loss, but at one of the most important laws to protect imperiled species and combat the biodiversity crisis: the Endangered Species Act. None of it is going to make the Endangered Species Act work more efficiently or effectively,” she told HuffPost in an interview Tuesday. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) has indicated he'd like to see the Endangered Species Act repealed and replaced. “We’re at a pretty dangerous time for all of our environmental laws, but the Endangered Species Act in particular,” she said. Also on HuffPost 100 Most Threatened Species 100 Most Threatened Species1 of 92 Share this slide:

Source: Huffington Post July 19, 2017 10:30 UTC