Interior department sued for ‘secretive process’ in at-risk species assessment

The Guardian ---------- Environmental advocates are suing Donald Trump’s interior department for using what they call a secretive process that ignores science in refusing protections for at-risk species. The Center for Biological Diversity says a new program called the Species Status Assessment bypasses findings from scientists and leaves protection decisions to career federal employees who are not experts and may be under pressure from their bosses. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.