Williams: Trump administration legalizes extinction of the Gunnison sage grouse
The rule follows a lawsuit and drew about 99% opposition in public comments, according to an Earthjustice analysis.
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Writers on the Range: Trump administration legalizes extinction of the Gunnison sage-grouse
Had Donald Trump been president in 1973, when Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into federal law, the Gunnison sage-grouse would be extinct. Close to 90 percent of all Gunnison sage-grouse remaining on the planet are in the Gunnison River Basin of west-central Colorado. The rest are in Utah. They’ve been extirpated from Arizona and New Mexico. The species is critically endangered in fact, if not by official decree. It is protected …
Williams: Trump administration legalizes extinction of the Gunnison sage grouse
Had Donald Trump been president in 1973, when Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into federal law, the Gunnison sage grouse would be extinct. Close to 90% of all Gunnison sage grouse remaining on the planet are in the Gunnison River Basin of west-central Colorado. The rest are in Utah. They’ve been extirpated from Arizona and New Mexico. The species is critically endangered in fact, if not by official decree. It is protected by the …
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