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'QUIETLY PUTTING HUNDREDS OF SPECIES AT RISK' TRUMP OPENS 5,000 SQUARE MILES TO COMMERCIAL FISHING
Jake Johnson
6-8-20
Ancient and slow-growing deep sea corals, endangered large whales and sea turtles, and an incredible array of fish, seabirds, sharks, dolphins and other wildlife—these are the species and habitats that will pay the price.”
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In a move that environmentalists warned could further imperil hundreds of endangered species and a protected habitat for the sake of profit, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation rolling back an Obama-era order and opening nearly 5,000 square miles off the coast of New England to commercial fishing.
“We’re opening it today,” Trump said during a roundtable talk in Maine with....
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