Associated Press: A federal judge on Friday approved a pair of sweeping settlements that require the government to consider endangered protections for more than 800 animal and plant species.
The order by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan means the government must act on imperiled species ranging from the northern wolverine and Pacific walrus to dozens of snails, mollusks, butterflies and plants. Some decisions could come by the end of the year and others by 2018.
The agreement between the Obama administration......
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Judge backs deal on imperiled species
Posted by Associated Press: Matthew Brown and Matthew Daly on September 9th, 2011
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