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Obama's Rules Freeze May Help Wolves

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In one of his first presidential acts, President Barack Obama has ordered federal agencies to halt all pending regulations until his administration can review them. Tags: Obama wolves salazar endangered species. Let's keep our fingers crossed. I really hope Salazar turns out to be a good guy.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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The Obama Administration adopted this interpretation in a memo. From 2010-2018, FWS opened about 60 enforcement actions per year, mostly relating to the electric distribution and transmission (30 actions/year) and oil and gas (15 actions/year) industries. The image at the top (via Wikipedia ) is a U.S.

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Have There Been Any Positive Aspects of the Malheur NWR Occupation?

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The lands that wise men from Theodore Roosevelt to President Obama have set aside, not only for Americans, but all people on Earth to enjoy. million and counting: The cost of the Malheur occupation , 2 As Oregon Situation Unfolds, Here’s A Quick Update On Cliven Bundy. These are OUR public lands. References: 1 $3.3

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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The Obama Administration formally adopted the strict liability interpretation in a memo. From 2010-2018, FWS opened about 60 enforcement actions per year, mostly relating to the electric distribution and transmission (30 actions/year) and oil and gas (15 actions/year) industries. The Trump Administration appealed that ruling to the U.S.

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Global Warming

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According to the Post story, computer modeling conducted by Andreas Schmittner (College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University) indicates if we continue "business as usual" and do nothing to curb greenhouse gas emissions, average temperatures are likely to increase 7.0°F Most scientists agree that a 3.6°F