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Judge halts implementation of BLM sage-grouse plans

10/16/19 5:56 PM By Steve Davies
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The Bureau of Land Management did not adequately consider the science behind management plans covering millions of acres of greater sage grouse habitat in Western states, a federal judge in Idaho ruled Wednesday, halting implementation of the plans.
KEYWORDS Advocates for the West BLM endangered species greater sage-grouse National Environmental Policy Act Public Lands council Western Watersheds Project
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