Woes of the Western Sage Grouse

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The Woes of the Western Sage Grouse: Environmental Canary in the Coal Mine
Ask environmental activists who have filed litigation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) what they find so lacking in local conservation efforts and you will get some creative answers that…
by Kevin Mooney on July 17, 2018

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The Woes of the Western Sage Grouse: Party Divisions
The Western Watersheds Project, which is headquartered in Idaho, has joined with other well-endowed environmental advocacy groups to file suit against the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management and U.S.
by Kevin Mooney on July 17, 2018

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The Woes of the Western Sage Grouse: Weaponizing the Endangered Species Act
While there’s an argument to be made that the Gunnison sage grouse is a genetically distinct species from the greater sage grouse and has a different feather pattern and mating…
by Kevin Mooney on July 17, 2018

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The Woes of the Western Sage Grouse: Is Reform on the Way?
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke now appears poised to move forward with regulatory reforms to the land use plans that could provide more latitude for natural resource development and ranching. The…
by Kevin Mooney on July 17, 2018