Federal change to Endangered Species Act could affect Vermont’s vulnerable wildlife

Jesup’s milk-vetch. Photo by Levi Smith/Wikimedia CommonsVia Community News Service, a University of Vermont journalism internshipPresident Donald Trump’s administration finalized a rule change last month that alters the definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act, loosening protections for endangered species and making them more vulnerable to habitat loss and extinction. Passed in 1973, the act previously defined “harm” broadly to include any act