# US states sue Trump administration over weakened endangered-species protections

https://mins.news/en/item/52597

- CNN, 2026-09-10 08:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/us/states-sue-trump-administration-endangered-species-hnk?Date=20260910&Profile=CNN

> Several US states filed two lawsuits on Wednesday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of illegally weakening the federal Endangered Species Act, a landmark law that has protected bald eagles and other wildlife from development-related threats.

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