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Associated Press
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After Helping Prevent Extinctions for 50 Years, The Endangered Species Act Itself May be in Peril

Fifty years after the Endangered Species Act law took effect, environmental advocates and scientists say it's as essential as ever. Habitat loss, pollution, climate change and disease are putting an estimated 1 million species worldwide at risk. Yet the law has become so controversial that Congress hasn't updated it since 1992 — and some worry it won't last another half-century.

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