Originally posted by: Edso
Just spoke with a buddy that is an environmental consultant that does biological studies, environmental planning and regulatory permitting and he says this won't have a big impact on California, since the state has more stringent regulations than the federal government when it comes to wildlife and endangered species.
Just another way that Trump is trying to get rid of more regulations. A shitty move, but not one that wasn't unexpected by Trump and his Admin.
Yeah, any animals that live in places like Arkie-saw are likely doomed, but they were going to be roadkill anyway. Federal environmental protection laws were always meant to cover situations where states couldn't or wouldn't take care of their lands. As you say, they were never all that consequential in California.
However, there's one shitty aspect. California has multiple national parks, as well as millions of acres of national forest lands, and all that is under federal jurisdiction. So the national parks, which were supposed to be shelters for endangered species, like eagles, condors, bears, trout, etc. are now without restrictions; people can happily tote guns in there and blow away anything they see.
There is no sane reason for this move, other than the MAGA mania of "fewer government regulations." There are myriad situations where stringent government regulation is a good thing. Environmental protection is one such situation. The MAGA mania reminds me of Elon's slash-and-burn joyride with his buddy, Big Balls.