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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act.

The Endangered Species Act was so sweeping that, in retrospect, it was bound to become controversial.

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The powerful new law charged the federal government with saving every endangered plant and animal in America and enjoyed nearly unanimous bipartisan support. The Act was so sweeping that, in retrospect, it was bound to become controversial, especially since it allowed species to be listed as endangered without consideration for the economic consequences. The Endangered Species Act was just one in a raft of environmental legislation passed beginning in the mid-1960s that included the Clean Wate...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act. “Nothing,” he said, “is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” The powerful new law charged the federal government with saving every endangered plant and […]

When animals that people had never heard of began interfering with development, it was a different story.

Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act. “Nothing,” he said, “is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of anima...

On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act.