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Eco-Alert:Endangered Species Act Update
U.S. House votes to gut Endangered Species Act. The legislation goes to the Senate next. TAKE ACTION! and tell your Senators to VOTE NO ON THE POMBO BILL!
Date: 11/7/2005 8:23:50 PM ( 19 y ) ... viewed 1317 times
House Votes to Gut Endangered Species Act! Rep. Pombo's bill undermining many key protections of the ESA passed the House Thursday by a 229-193 vote. The bill virtually eliminates the Act's habitat protection requirements, cuts wildlife experts out of the loop on key decisions, weakens the role of science, and makes it easier for greedy developers to dodge the Act's protections. The bill marks the first time the nation has retreated on its commitment to protect endangered plants and animals for future generations.
Read our statement on the bill and our analysis of its damaging components. Read the testimony of Jamie Rappaport Clark before the House Resources Committee.
For more than 30 years the Endangered Species Act has protected magnificent creatures such as the bald eagle, the American alligator, the brown pelican, the peregrine falcon, the black footed ferret, and the California condor from extinction.
Thanks to the ESA, only 9 of the 1800 species protected by the Act have been declared extinct. Don't let Rep. Pombo and members of Congress tarnish this legacy for future generations.
TAKE ACTION!
Help protect the Endangered Species Act today
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