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Sage grouse flies U.S. species protection crossfire
2015-07-13 07:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A wildlife protection fight over a quirky ground-dwelling bird highlights how two U.S. environmental groups have increasingly dominated the process of species protection, sparking a backlash from pro-business Republicans. A Reuters review of hundreds of federal records over a 10-year period shows how the non-profit groups have had success by inundating Washington with petitions for new protected-species listings and lawsuits designed to compel regulators to respond. Many of the new listings...
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