Conservation groups and at least two Pacific Northwest tribes filed lawsuits against the federal government after it redefined “harm” in the Endangered Species Act earlier this month. Now, destruction of habitat is no longer considered “harm” to endangered wildlife. Supporters of the move say it lifts burdensome restrictions to land management and development. Environmental groups and tribes like the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and Squaxin Island Tribe say it puts endangered species, like Chinook salmon, and the environment they depend on in even greater danger.
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Cheyenne Skye Branscum (Citizen Potawatomi Nation), Sierra Club president of the board of directors
Dr. Victoria Sutton (Lumbee), distinguished Horn Professor at Texas Tech University school of Law
Brenna Yellowthunder (Ho-Chunk and Diné), Keep It In the Ground coordinator for the Indigenous Environmental Network
Wyatt Golding, attorney at Ziontz Chestnut for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Kristin Boyles, managing attorney with Earthjustice
