On July 21, 2026, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published two final rules revising its Endangered Species Act regulations governing protections for threatened species and exclusions from critical habitat designations.
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FWS Resurrects ESA Rules on Threatened Species Protections and Critical Habitat Exclusions

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