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# How the Once-Radical Endangered Species Act Was Weakened
- URL: https://www.adamsowards.net/how-the-once-radical-endangered-species-act-was-weakened/
- Published: 2018-11-16T08:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-16T17:35:42.000Z
- Author: Adam M. Sowards
- Tags: magazine articles, publication, high country news, reckoning with history, 2018, endangered species act, aldo leopold, wildlife, environmental policy

"Reckoning with History: How the once-radical Endangered Species Act was weakened," *High Country News* (November 16, 2018).

[Reckoning with History: How the once-radical Endangered Species Act was weakened - High Country NewsThe ESA started out strong, but opponents have chipped away at the landmark law.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fa/10/fa102a82-f50e-4e06-9a70-213785342d94/content/images/icon/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-13.png)High Country NewsAdam M. Sowards![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fa/10/fa102a82-f50e-4e06-9a70-213785342d94/content/images/thumbnail/aldoleopold1.jpg)](https://www.hcn.org/articles/reckoning-with-history-how-the-once-radical-endangered-species-act-was-weakened?ref=adamsowards.net)