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Judge tosses Alaska polar bear habitat designation

2013-01-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Anchorage Daily News: A federal judge in Alaska has thrown out a plan designating more than 187,000 square miles as habitat for threatened polar bears. U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline, in a written order dated Thursday, said the designation was too extensive and presented "a disconnect between the twin goals of protecting a cherished resource and allowing for growth and much needed economic development." He sent the matter back to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to correct "substantive and procedural deficiencies."...

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