Supreme Court limits habitats protected under Endangered Species Act
by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
Nov 27, 2018
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the reach of the Endangered Species Act, setting aside a lower court ruling that afforded protection to an area where threatened animals do not currently live but might one day with significant changes.
The justices, in a unanimous but narrowly written decision, questioned whether a wooded area in Louisiana could be deemed under the law as a
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