Pinelands Preservation Alliance Opposes Proposed Change to Endangered Species Act

A proposal announced last month by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service would alter the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act to exclude habitat modification. The Pinelands Preservation Alliance is urging residents to submit comments opposing this change, which PPA said would strip the ESA of a core protection. Comments are due by May 19.

As explained in the Federal Register, “The Services are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of ‘harm’ in our…