ESA Definition of Harm Rescission

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-23 — To provide that the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration titled “Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act” shall have no force or effect.: cross-connection with esa-harm-definition: HR9901 is the legislative vehicle targeting the specific USFWS/NOAA rescission rule tracked on the rescission page; the two pages cover the same underlying dispute from the legislative and administrative sides. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-14 — Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act: FWS and NMFS issued a final rule rescinding the regulatory definition of ‘harm’ under the ESA, removing it from 50 CFR parts 17 and 222; the change narrows the scope of prohibited ‘take’ by eliminating the interpretation that had explicitly encompassed significant habitat modification. (novelty: 3)