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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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For example, the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act—America’s most important avian conservation laws—apply in both territories. This makes no sense at all for a group that purports to be the national birding organization for the United States. Both territories are also part of the U.S. But progress is slow.

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Bird Litigation:  Greater Sage-Grouse and Oil and Natural Gas Leases

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Two conservation groups ( Western Watersheds Project and the Center for Biological Diversity ) promptly filed a lawsuit in federal court in Idaho, arguing that the policy was improperly created and that it unlawfully eliminated public involvement in BLM leasing decisions. Idaho 2020) (summary judgment). Supreme Court.

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