Senate Hearing Examines ESA Impact on Development and Wildlife Protection
At a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee hearing, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, discussed key issues surrounding the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), particularly its impact on economic development and its effectiveness in protecting wildlife.
“Because, in some cases, the ESA has, at times, been used to unnecessarily slow down progress, particularly in our timbering and our energy industries […] and actually some of our construction on our highways,” Capito said.
She explored whether...
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