In some older lore posts, the Fair Chance Act (FCA) was written to protect planets with any developing life (see Chairman's Letter stating that Carteyna was placed under FCA protection due to the discovery of "microscopic organisms" in the ocean (https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13550-Letter-From-The-Chairman-38-Million). However, other, newer sources state that the FCA only protects planets that have life with a fair chance of "evolving intelligence". The latest lore states that the Stanton System was discovered and settled in 2851, while the FCA was adopted in 2795. Given that the Stanton Galactic Guide states that Hurston's "indigenous life (was) killed by mining and manufacturing processes", and there is an intention to include some indigenous alien life forms on planets in the system (stormwal, etc.), I have a few questions: 1. What is the current canonical implication of the FCA? Does it extend to protecting all developing life, or just complex life with a chance to develop intelligence? 2. If the former, why was the UEE so seemingly cavalier about selling the system to corporations, given the presence of complex indigenous life forms like the stormwal? 3. Was due process under the FCA performed, in either case, when the Stanton system was terraformed? 4. How did the general public react to the despoiling of Hurston's indigenous ecosystem? Thanks in advance! :slightly_smiling_face: