Commentary: Assault on ESA endangers Utah coffers

Utah Rep. Rob Bishop is shepherding five bills through Congress aimed squarely at dismantling the Endangered Species Act piece by piece. Bishop has long advocated for changes to the act and with a Republican majority he may get his way.In 2014, he said the act was co-opted by special interest groups as a tool to “snuff out” multiple use of lands and resources. Earlier this month, Bishop said the act has “never been used for the rehabilitation of species.”Bishop is wrong.