President Donald Trump issued a memo directing federal agencies to reduce regulatory protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to The Hill. The memo applies to the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Commerce (DOC), and was reported from Washington. It follows prior administration efforts to revise ESA rules. According to The Hill, the memo instructs agencies to streamline consultation processes and limit critical habitat designations, a move the newsletter characterized as part of a broader deregulatory push in the energy and environment sector. The ESA, enacted in 1973, is administered chiefly by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…

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