50 Years of the Endangered Species Act - House Republicans Highlight Failures, Seek Reform

For 50 years, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has worked to provide protections for threatened and endangered species with the ultimate goal of species recovery; while some are celebrating this golden anniversary, Republicans in the House Natural Resources Committee, with the help of several stakeholder testimonies, explained how the ESA’s achievements have been infrequent - with only a 3 percent recovery rate among protected species - while its costs have been substantial. The July 18 committee meeting, titled “The Destructive Cost of the ESA,” immediately revealed the deeply partisan nature of the ESA as Democrats showed their teeth in defending...Article Link