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More protections denied for moose in 4 upper Midwest states
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday denied extending protections under the Endangered Species Act to a subspecies of moose that historically appeared in four upper Midwestern states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled “the northwestern subspecies” of moose historically...
Illinois website for hunters includes safety tips and rules
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois hunters looking for details on the season, licenses or regulations have a new website to consult. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has launched a website called “ Hunt Illinois.” Hunters can get details on places to hunt, along with hunting and...
Drought, water releases shrink Indiana lake, pinch economy
MONTICELLO, Ind. (AP) — The seasonal economy along a northern Indiana lake that’s a popular boating destination is feeling a pinch as the lake continues to shrink following weeks of scant rainfall and water releases required to protect federally endangered mussels. Boaters, tubers and water skiers...
Governors want more say in habitat rule for at-risk wildlife
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Governors from 22 Western states and Pacific territories want a bigger say in how the Trump administration defines habitat for wildlife protected under the Endangered Species Act. The new definition could have implications for how states manage imperiled animals and plants, the Western...
US wildlife agency seeks to carve out areas from protections
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Trump administration proposal released Friday would allow the government to deny habitat protections for endangered animals and plants in areas that would see greater economic benefits from being developed — a change critics said could open lands to more energy development...
Drilling, mines, other projects hastened by Trump order
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, including oil and gas drilling, hazardous fuel pipelines, wind farms and highway projects in multiple states, according to...
SEC complaint filed over mine that could threaten rare plant
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists have filed a complaint with the Securities Exchange Commission accusing an Australian mining company of misleading investors about how soon it might start building a Nevada lithium mine at the center of a fight over a rare desert wildflower. Ioneer Ltd. told investors in...
US wildlife officials aim to remove wolf protections in 2020
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Trump administration plans to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the nation by the end of the year, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. “We’re working hard to have this done by the end of the year and...
Panel: Bold changes needed to help shrinking Great Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bold water conservation strategies and changes in long-standing law and water policies are needed to slow the alarming shrinking of the Great Salt Lake, according to recommendation released Tuesday by an advisory panel. Upstream diversions have long prevented vast quantities from...
Alaska Supreme Court rules against land transfer to trust
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that the state should not have attempted to transfer an area of forest land to the Alaska Mental Health Trust for potential logging. The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council filed a lawsuit in 2013 after learning the state planned to transfer the...
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