• Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    They’ll bulldoze it anyway and fight it in court. ‘Federally Protected’ is a meaningless phrase in 2026…

    • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      ‘Federally Protected’ is a meaningless phrase in 2026…

      It actually means a lot of you can’t afford to pay the bribe (a.k.a. settle a frivolous lawsuit).

      • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
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        1 day ago

        Laws protecting endangered species are not frivolous.

        But yes, you are correct it does mean that the richer companies can pay the bribes, and a scrappy outsider cannot. Wouldn’t even know which lawyers to hire to pay the bribes.