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Trump administration opens endangered species' habitats to development, reversing 50 years of environmental law

The Trump administration reversed decades of longstanding environmental law protecting endangered species on Friday. The change redefines what constitutes "harm" to endangered species and habitats under the 1973 Endangered Species Act. Environmental groups decry the move and say they will …

Before-And-After Maps Show How Trump Is Slashing Utah National Monuments

Trump signed executive orders on Monday dramatically shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in southern Utah. The orders remove nearly 3 million acres from monument protection and go further than the previous reductions Trump ordered during his first …

A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance

A Skydio X10 quadcopter hovered 200 feet over a San Francisco apartment complex, watching police chase a man hiding behind a parked car. It was one of four drones that followed him across the city in one hour, following him …

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