President Donald Trump wants to increase logging in national forests and on public lands, including by bypassing endangered species protections.
To do that, the federal government would have to activate a seldom-used committee nicknamed the “God Squad” because it can approve federal projects even if it leads to extinction of a species otherwise protected by the Endangered Species Act.
But experts say there are strict procedural requirements — and no provision under law to proactively use the committee to bypass protections.
Here’s what to know:
What does Trump want?
The president on Saturday signed actions to increase domestic lumber production in national forests and other public lands, directing federal agencies to look for ways
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