McLean County Farm Bureau

Court ruling reinstates endangered species rules

American Farm Bureau Federation applauded a court ruling Wednesday that reinstates Modernized Endangered Species Act regulations. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a district court improperly vacated 2019 revisions. “This ruling doesn’t bring an end to the debate about modernizing the ESA, but it sends an important message to the 9th Circuit lower courts that their job is to rule based on the law,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said. READ MORE