The Trump administration intends to overhaul the Endangered Species Act by changing what it means to harm an endangered or threatened species as part of the larger White House campaign to spur economic growth through deregulation,

Trump officials have proposed changing a decades-old interpretation of a key word in the Endangered Species Act, which would make it much easier to log, build or drill for oil.

The Trump administration has proposed changing the interpretation of the Endangered Species Act to allow developers to alter the habitats of endangered species such as panthers, sea turtles, and owls.