El ‘Escuadrón de Dios’: Este Comité es Sólo el Comienzo de los Ataques de Trump contra las Especies en Peligro de Extinción

The briefing warns that the Trump administration is attempting to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by empowering a presidential committee, referred to as the 'God Squad,' to prioritize development and special interests over the survival of endangered species. Earthjustice asserts that the ESA is a critical tool for combating the biodiversity crisis, noting that over one-third of U.S. flora and fauna are at risk. The organization highlights its history of successfully challenging Trump-era rollbacks in court and maintains that legal, scientific, and economic findings must precede any committee decision to remove species protections.

• The Trump administration is utilizing a rarely used provision to establish a committee of presidential appointees that could authorize projects prioritizing special interests, potentially leading to the extinction of species.
• The Endangered Species Act (ESA), enacted in 1973, has protected 99% of the species covered by the legislation from extinction and preserved millions of acres of critical habitats such as wetlands, beaches, and forests.
• The biodiversity crisis puts 1 million species at risk of extinction globally, with more than one-third of U.S. flora and fauna currently at risk of disappearing.
• Cabinet appointments with ties to extractive industries, including fossil fuels, are viewed as part of an agenda to weaken the ESA to facilitate mining, logging, and drilling on public lands.
• Earthjustice contends that the legal process for removing species protections requires prior legal, scientific, and economic findings, meaning the committee cannot simply designate a species as unprotected.

APA

Earthjustice (2025). El ‘Escuadrón de Dios’: Este Comité es Sólo el Comienzo de los Ataques de Trump contra las Especies en Peligro de Extinción. https://earthjustice.org/brief/2025/el-escuadron-de-dios-este-comite-es-solo-el-comienzo-de-los-ataques-de-trump-contra-las-especies-en-peligro-de-extincion

Chicago

Earthjustice. El ‘Escuadrón de Dios’: Este Comité es Sólo el Comienzo de los Ataques de Trump contra las Especies en Peligro de Extinción. 2025. https://earthjustice.org/brief/2025/el-escuadron-de-dios-este-comite-es-solo-el-comienzo-de-los-ataques-de-trump-contra-las-especies-en-peligro-de-extincion.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{earthjustice2025escuadrn, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{El ‘Escuadrón de Dios’: Este Comité es Sólo el Comienzo de los Ataques de Trump contra las Especies en Peligro de Extinción}}, institution = {Earthjustice}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://earthjustice.org/brief/2025/el-escuadron-de-dios-este-comite-es-solo-el-comienzo-de-los-ataques-de-trump-contra-las-especies-en-peligro-de-extincion}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }