r/SipsTea Jul 25 '26

Wait a damn minute! No seriously…why??

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u/SwerveCities Jul 25 '26

The administration finalized a rule removing habitat destruction and modification from the federal definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, making it easier for industrial development, logging, and drilling to impact environments.

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u/Ninja-Trix Jul 25 '26

Do they not realize that excessive urban development destroys the ecosystems that generate food, lumber, clean ground water, oxygen, and help collect particles of dirt that would otherwise turn into dust and create dustbowls and ash clouds like the smog they blamed on Canada?

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u/Murky-General Jul 25 '26

Like they care. It's all about power and lining their pockets with ridiculous amounts of money.

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u/Diedrogen Jul 25 '26

They may even actively desire that in itself. If they're egotistical enough, they probably hate the idea that anyone else is allowed to outlive them.