Vermont Law School Professor Pat Parenteau discusses proposed changes by the Trump administration to the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law that has protected fish, plants and wildlife since it was signed into law by President Richard Nixon. The changes will profoundly weaken the act. Polar bears, seals, whooping cranes and beluga whales are some of the animals that are at risk. He speaks to Bloomberg’s June Grasso.

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