A 'recipe for extinction': can the US's envied nature protections survive Trump and his 'God squad'?

Fears grow for endangered species as the US president sets about dismantling basic laws to protect them to make way for oil and gas drillingDonald Trump has already begun dismantling parts of the envied US endangered species protections in his quest to boost oil and gas drilling, in part using a panel with an ominous name: the God squad.A slew of early actions by the Trump administration has set about throwing open more land and waters for the fossil fuel industry, triggering the reversal of regulations that strengthen the Endangered Species Act, the country's landmark 1973 conservation bill, including a rule that protects migratory birds from unintentional killing. Continue reading...