At the center of the fight is a 3-inch-tall rodent that had lost 95% of its habitat by the time it was listed as a federally endangered species a decade ago.
But any boon for business could be short-lived — California is stepping in to protect species left vulnerable by federal rollbacks.
“We were stunned — then jubilant,” Boshart said. “Presenting our case to the commission was an act of desperation after we’d exhausted all other options.” “We’re not saying don’t build that development,” Boshart said. “Just scale it back a bit, and move it away from the wash.” Pharris asked Foley to arrange a personal meeting with Assistant Interior Secretary Susan Combs, a Trump appointee who has referred to endangered species listings asHe planned to use graphs and maps, he said, to “help her better understand the key issues which we have been unable to satisfactorily resolve” with local federal biologists reviewing the environmental impacts of the planned development.
“Please make the point that the regional office is prepared to work with the developer,” he said, “and find a fair and reasonable solution.” When the Endangered Habitats League petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to intervene, the group argued that the Trump administration’s politicization of federal environmental agencies threatened the rat’s survival.
The commission’s action provides interim protection for the San Bernardino kangaroo rat until a final decision is made on listing within the next year, officials said.
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