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Harriet Hageman: “Since the Endangered Species Act was first passed in 1973, only about 3 percent of species have been delisted, not…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
Since the Endangered Species Act was first passed in 1973, only about 3 percent of species have been delisted, not because they haven't recovered, but because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and a variety of environmental groups have a vested interest in keeping them on the list.
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Harriet Hageman
Republican · Wyoming

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Hageman criticizes the low delisting rate of species under the Endangered Species Act.

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