Last week, I filed a lawsuit against President Trump to stop him from undermining the Endangered Species Act. In this era of climate change, we have an obligation to protect threatened species and their habitats. Trump’s climate-destroying agenda is already accelerating the decline of numerous species -- now he’s weakening protections for those same animals. The administration is eliminating protections for species already listed under the Endangered Species Act, including Washington’s sacred and cherished salmon and orcas. And they are making it harder for threatened species like our wolverines to be designated as endangered.
When my son was a young boy, he read a book about endangered species. He was deeply impacted to learn that animals he knows and loves could go extinct within his lifetime. If the Trump administration has its way, that book will be much thicker by the time my son shares it with his children. That’s not a world I am willing to leave for my children.
I take my work as attorney general protecting Washington’s climate, environment, and wildlife seriously. That’s been the purpose of 26 of the 50 lawsuits we have filed against President Trump and his administration: to protect Washington state’s wildlife and natural resources -- and the future of our planet.
President Trump continually breaks the law to put profits over people and the environment, but I will continue to fight back and win. More than half of our 22 victories against the president are environmental wins -- and we’re not done yet.
