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Congress blocks sage grouse protections, but work goes on
Fuel Fix ^
| December 17, 2014
| Associated Press
Posted on 12/18/2014 4:41:23 AM PST by thackney
U.S. wildlife officials will decide next year whether a wide-ranging Western bird species needs protections even though Congress has blocked such protections from taking effect, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Wednesday.
They could determine the greater sage grouse is heading toward possible extinction, but they would be unable to intervene under the Endangered Species Act. The birds fate instead remains largely in the hands of the 11 individual states where they are found.
President Barack Obama signed a $1.1 trillion spending bill late Tuesday with a provision that barred money from being spent on rules to protect the chicken-sized bird and three related types of grouse.
Jewell said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will continue collecting and analyzing data on sage grouse. A decision on whether protections are warranted will be reached by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, Interior officials said.
TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Idaho; US: Oregon; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: animalsaredelicious; energy; grouse; jewell; oil; sagegrouse; sallyjewell
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posted on
12/18/2014 4:41:23 AM PST
by
thackney
To: thackney
Too bad about those tasty, tasty grouse.
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posted on
12/18/2014 4:45:08 AM PST
by
glock rocks
(Whenever I find myself in a conundrum, I ask myself: What would Elvis do?)
To: thackney
Congress has blocked
To the Obama administration this phrase means no more than “the Supreme Court has ruled...” does.
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posted on
12/18/2014 5:00:40 AM PST
by
logic101.net
(How many more children must die on the altar of gun free zones?)
To: SJackson
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posted on
12/18/2014 5:32:21 AM PST
by
randita
(Obama entrusted the transformation of the best healthcare system in the world to a scam artist.)
To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
If youd like to be on or off this Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me. And ping me is you see articles of interest.
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posted on
12/18/2014 5:37:35 AM PST
by
SJackson
(incompetent and feckless..the story of the Obama presidency. No hand on the f***ing tiller, Hillary)
To: thackney
All this is loss of habitat in order to feed vegans
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posted on
12/18/2014 5:37:42 AM PST
by
lavaroise
(A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
To: SJackson
Please boot me from your list. Thanks.
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posted on
12/18/2014 6:23:09 AM PST
by
ryan71
(The Partisans)
To: glock rocks
How could they be endangered if they’re found in 11 states?
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posted on
12/18/2014 6:27:14 AM PST
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: Lurker; All
Let the hunters own some wild game farms and influence the sport rules.
The game population, and sport industry will improve!
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posted on
12/18/2014 7:30:49 AM PST
by
Doctor DNA
(No tag today.)
To: Doctor DNA
There you go making sense.
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posted on
12/18/2014 7:37:01 AM PST
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: thackney
Pretty much all of Wyoming....this should be interesting.
To: thackney
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posted on
12/18/2014 7:54:05 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: thackney
So hard to believe it’s an endangered species when Idaho still has hunting season on them.
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01/11/2015 8:07:12 PM PST
by
Domandred
(Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
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01/12/2015 12:49:45 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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