endangered species
noun
: a species threatened with extinction
broadly
: anyone or anything whose continued existence is threatened
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Trump's White House is also seeking to force California to change its water management system and has raised the possibility of overriding endangered species protections that would be affected by redirecting the flow of some rivers in California.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles reservoirs are currently flush with supplies from both the Delta and the Colorado River; endangered species protections take up an extremely small fraction of water supply for farms and cities; and the Palisades suffered from a lack of municipal planning.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Environmentalists were also pleased that federal officials chose to retain endangered species protections for grizzly bears in the western U.S., rejecting challenges from Montana and Wyoming, as the Washington Post’s Dino Grandoni reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Republicans rage as Biden moves to protect grizzly bears
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss President Biden’s move to keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears.
—The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles reservoirs are currently flush with supplies from both the Delta and the Colorado River; endangered species protections take up an extremely small fraction of water supply for farms and cities; and the Palisades suffered from a lack of municipal planning.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Environmentalists were also pleased that federal officials chose to retain endangered species protections for grizzly bears in the western U.S., rejecting challenges from Montana and Wyoming, as the Washington Post’s Dino Grandoni reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Republicans rage as Biden moves to protect grizzly bears
Robby Soave and Niall Stanage discuss President Biden’s move to keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears.
—The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Endangered species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endangered%20species. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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