House GOP Looks to Reform Endangered Species Act

Killer whales swimming in the ocean. A California law firm is petitioning regulators to have southern resident killer whales removed from the U.S. endangered species list. Captain Budd Christman/NOAA Corps

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Rolling back the regulatory restraints and costs imposed on industry and agriculture by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been among conservative objectives since the 1990s.