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<td class=""><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div id="m_4278898134479779708previewtext" style="display:none;font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;line-height:1px;max-height:0px;max-width:0px;opacity:0;overflow:hidden" class="">Endangered animals are threatened by proposed updates to the Endangered Species Act</div><img src="https://tpin.webaction.org/images/outlookfix.jpg" width="600" alt="" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;display:block;margin:0 auto" class=""><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span style="font-weight:700" class="">Biodiversity is invaluable, but an Endangered Species Act proposal attempts to weigh the value of vulnerable animal species against potential economic gain.</span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span class="">To recover from falling population numbers, endangered species need access to appropriate habitats. But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) just proposed an update to the ESA that will make it more difficult to designate land as critical to a species' recovery.</span><span style="vertical-align:super" class="">1</span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span class="">This update could lead to the destruction of endangered animal's habitats for financial incentives.</span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span style="color:#1155cc;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline" class=""><a href="http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=viA96JZ7y942347Y6ypcYNlNnXSgEZL3" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target="_blank" class="">Act today: Submit a public comment to defend animal habitats before the Oct. 8 deadline.</a></span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="text-align:center" class=""><a href="http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fTSAFM8krq8nEOkbS%2BYZ%2F9lNnXSgEZL3" target="_blank" class=""><img src="https://tpin.webaction.org/images/202010_EAC_ESA_commentperiod.jpeg" width="450" alt="Submit a public comment" style="width:100%;max-width:450px;display:block;margin:0 auto" class=""></a></p><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span class="">Federal land, such as national parks, wildlife refuges and forests, are crucial to recovery for species like the bald eagle, an iconic American animal that nearly went extinct before it was protected by the ESA.</span><span style="vertical-align:super" class="">2</span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span style="font-weight:700" class="">The proposed update to the ESA makes it more difficult for endangered species to access critical habitats on federal land. </span><span class="">The update states that the USFWS can exclude federal lands from habitat designation if it costs the federal government too much money or contends with community projects.</span><span style="vertical-align:super" class="">3</span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span class="">This proposal forces the USFWS to assess wildlife against monetary incentives, but the loss of biodiversity will cost all of us.</span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span style="color:#1155cc;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline" class=""><a href="http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MY8gkHnfOKFtMO7to%2B8vt9lNnXSgEZL3" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target="_blank" class="">You have until Oct. 8 to save endangered animals from this exploitative proposal to update the ESA.</a></span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span class="">The ESA was a bipartisan success when it first passed in 1973, </span><span class="">and</span><span class=""> surveys suggest the act still has widespread support.</span><span style="vertical-align:super" class="">4</span><span class=""> </span><span style="font-weight:700" class="">However, recent proposals to update the ESA weaken the act's ability to protect and preserve wildlife.</span></p><div class=""><span style="font-weight:700" class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span class="">This ESA proposal would be a big loss for our wildlife -- but it's not too late to voice your concerns. The USFWS is legally obligated to read and review public comments, weighing your voice in their decision.</span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span style="color:#1155cc;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline" class=""><a href="http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=da270YgaeOXnFIxiJdwqDtlNnXSgEZL3" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target="_blank" class="">Submit a public comment before it's too late.</a></span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span class="">Thank you,</span></p><div class=""><span class=""></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span class="">The Environmental Action team</span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">1. Andrea Wortzel, Angela Levin, Viktoriia De Las Casas and Morgan Gerard, "</span><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline" class=""><a href="http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BLGLMMoAMVDkVBbCp2EUbdlNnXSgEZL3" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target="_blank" class="">FWS Issues Additional Habitat Proposal</a></span><span class="">,"</span><span class=""> <a href="http://environmentallawandpolicy.com" class="">EnvironmentalLawandPolicy.com</a>, September 8, 2020.</span><br class=""><span class="">2. </span><span class="">Jasmine Aguilera, "</span><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline" class=""><a href="http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ORACAnMd0PTiPFrjIU%2FjL9lNnXSgEZL3" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target="_blank" class="">The Trump Administration's Changes to the Endangered Species Act Risks Pushing More Species to Extinction</a></span><span class="">," TIME, August 14, 2019.</span><br class=""><span class="">3. "</span><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline" class=""><a href="http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qCW72yJtj1XbnRvdQMzDetlNnXSgEZL3" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target="_blank" class="">Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat</a></span><span class="">,"</span><span class=""> Federal Register, September 9, 2020.</span><br class=""><span class="">4. Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John A. Vucetich, Ramiro Berardo, "</span><span style="color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline" class=""><a href="http://pin.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WcD3iIPwp6ErtnXZGhuYOm88nJJGUKXb" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target="_blank" class="">Support for the Endangered Species Act remains high as Trump Administration and Congress try to gut it</a></span><span class="">,"</span><span class=""> PBS, July 21, 2018.</span></p></td>
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