Daily Downers: On the anniversary of the Endangered Species Act
Bad news is funnier read all in a row:
>> On this day, Dec. 28, in 1973,
The Endangered Species Act was signed into law by President Nixon. Today, the act's constantly in the news -- because political pressures have watered it down.
>> Just last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service admitted to being "inappropriately influenced"
by political pressure and reversed seven rulings that denied endangered
species -- including the white-tailed prairie dog (right) -- increased
protection.
>> Yesterday, the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Interior Department to get documents about allegedly politically-influenced decisions made about other endangered species.
>> Read the entire Endangered Species Act here.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
