Policy
Trump Administration Stalling Protections for Imperiled Fish Near Massive Alabama Data Center, Groups Say
Inside Climate News · By Dennis Pillion ·
The Brief
- The Birmingham darter was discovered by scientists just two years ago and has only six known populations.
- One of those six populations is in the path of a massive new data center development in Alabama.
- Groups say the Trump administration is stalling protections for the imperiled fish, according to Inside Climate News.
Why it matters
The case shows how federal protection decisions for rare species can lag behind industrial development, and a species with very few populations has little margin for habitat loss.
Who’s affected
- conservation scientists and ecologists
- anyone with a stake in endangered species protection in Alabama
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The Birmingham darter, discovered by scientists just two years ago, has only six known populations. One of them is in the path of a massive new data center development. By Dennis Pillion The Birmingham darter, though only recently discovered by science, is a survivor.