Endangered Species Act

The Department of the Interior finalized a rule that narrows the legal definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Under the change, federal agencie...

The Interior Department and NOAA Fisheries issued a final rule rescinding the agencies' long-standing regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Ac...

The Interior and Commerce Departments announced they are rescinding a regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that had been used to in...

On May 5, 2026, video recorded on Maui allegedly shows Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk throwing a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal known locally as ...