The Case for Private Property Rights
There is a case before the Supreme Court that could turn the Endangered Species Act upside down. At issue is the definition of the word “harm” and whether or not protection from harm extends to an animal’s habitat. Habitat protection has been the basis for some of the most controversial endangered species regulations in the country. Jennifer Schmidt from member station KPLU in Seattle reports.
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