About this episode

The episode discusses a federal court ruling that struck down Trump administration regulations affecting the Endangered Species Act.

In a landmark ruling, a federal court in the Northern District of California struck down four of six challenged Trump administration regulations that had significantly weakened the Endangered Species Act’s core enforcement mechanisms. Host Mariann Sullivan speaks with Noah Greenwald, Endangered Species Program Director at the Center for Biological Diversity, about the case — what was challenged, what the court decided,…

People in this episode

Host: Mariann Sullivan

Guest: Noah Greenwald

Topics covered

• Endangered Species Act
• court ruling
• environmental law
• Trump administration
• biodiversity
• legal challenges

Keywords

• Endangered Species Act
• court ruling
• Trump regulations
• Noah Greenwald
• environmental law
• biodiversity
• legal challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Biological Diversity

Books & works: Endangered Species Act

Places: Northern District of California

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