Posted on 12/06/2018 1:01:49 PM PST by reaganaut1
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday published documents detailing its plan to roll back Obama-era protections for the vast habitat of the greater sage grouse, a chickenlike bird that roams across nearly 11 million acres in 10 oil-rich Western states.
The earlier proposal to protect the bird, whose waning numbers have brought it close to endangerment, was put forth under the Interior Department in 2015 and set out to ban or sharply reduce oil and gas drilling in 10.7 million acres of its habitat.
The Trump plan, by contrast, would limit the grouse’s protected habitat to just 1.8 million acres, essentially opening up nine million acres of land to drilling, mining and other development.
According to several environmental policy experts, the legal plan to roll back the sage grouse protections would open up more land to drilling via one policy change than other Trump administration moves to date. The plan, which is expected to be made final in 2019, is one in a series of actions, most performed by the Interior Department, designed to spur more oil and gas drilling across the nation’s public lands and waters.
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Next the Delta Smelt.
Yes, but much tastier!
Ping.
I’ll tell you what this means Norm. No size restrictions and screw the bag limit
Ping!
CONSERVATION STATUS: NOT THREATENED.
This is the problem with the EPA: they don’t have to prove a species in endangered to take over land for the federal government.
If the grouse is truly sage, he’ll stay away from the oil drilling equipment.
Got to admire President Trump's efficiency.
Oh no only 1.8 million acres? How will the poor birds survive?
By contrast, I have to survive on only 1/8 of an acre. Goes to show that birds are more important than people. And no environmentalist would be concerned about the sage grouse if we were talking about windmills instead of petroleum.
The enviro-nazis will be going ballistic, so sad. :^)
More winning!!!
Of course - Leftists and enviro-nazis will read the headline for what they want it to say - Trump hates endangered (or nearly endangered) species and is preventing the protection of said species.
The reality is - just because nearly 9 million acres would become accessible for exploration and production doesn’t mean that 9 million acres suddenly turns into a barren wasteland. Lest we forget the pipeline areas in Alaska - where animal life flourishes.
Oh please!
Even the Wiki entry shows it as “near threatened”, the next level of some 7 to “least” concern (which probably should be NO concern).
Amazingly, this makes it seem as though the Trump administration is pullng back protections. Actually, Congress blocked a USFW proposal, which had also been rejected by the Dept of Interior. The Trump admin created a smaller proposal.
Sounds like a political species protection, if you know what I mean.
Oh no! The chilruns!
Global Warming!
Endangered dirt! (”Broken Arrow”)
UN Agenda 21 ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)
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