Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Feds weigh mineral mining ban on 10M acres to protect bird

FILE - In this April 22, 2015, file photo, a male sage grouse struts in the early morning hours on a leak outside Baggs, Wyo. Scientists have completed an assessment of mineral resources on 10 million acres in six Western states the federal government is considering withdrawing from potential mineral extraction to protect imperiled sage grouse. (Dan Cepeda/The Casper Star-Tribune via AP, File)BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal government is using a new assessment of mineral resources on 10 million acres in six Western states to decide whether to ban potential mining on the land to protect an imperiled bird.


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