E&E NEWS: Judge Nixes Trump Changes to Endangered Species Act Regs

A coalition of environmental groups scored a win Monday (3/30/26)in a long legal battle when a federal court in California tossed out a set of regulatory rollbacks that undercut Endangered Species Act protections. The ruling comes after nearly a decade of legal combat that began under the first Trump administration to challenge how the federal government evaluated the risks to vulnerable species before advancing new projects. The decision is also likely to hobble current efforts to further weaken the landmark species law, environmental groups said. Read MORE.