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200+ Groups Call on Lawmakers to Oppose Permitting Reform That Would Gut Endangered Species Act

More than 200 environmental groups are calling on US lawmakers to halt a bipartisan permitting reform bill they say would gut protections for endangered species. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026— introduced last week by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Mike Lee (R-Utah)—is…

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