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March 4, 2009

Obama Restores Endangered Species Act Protections
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The Obama administration has reversed a Bush administration rule gutting
the Endangered Species Act. A new presidential memorandum restores a
longstanding provision that requires an independent scientific review of
any federal project that could affect a protected species. The rule
change is expected to delay at least two pending projects: a Bureau of
Land Management plan for overseeing Oregon’s forests and the White Pine
coal-fired power plant in Nevada.



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