Biden mulls reversing Trump rules on western grouse species

“Sage grouse has been a political football for decades,” said one oil representative. “The back and forth continues.”

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Came After Trump Administration Tried To Scale Back Conservation Efforts Adopted When Biden Was Vice President In 2015a Federal Court Blocked Trumps Changes But Officials Said Attempt Set Even As Chicken Sized Birds Further Ravaged By Wildfires ,Nvasive Plants And Continued Development Disagreement Over The Regions Sage Grouse Is Longstanding Often Bitter ,Nd Any New Restrictions The Administration Adopts Against Energy Or Agriculture Is Sure To Further Inflame Tensions Republican Run States And Industries That Profit Off Public Lands Have Clashed With Wildlife Advocates Over How Much Space Birds Need Survive Many Environmentalists Insisted 2015 Conservation Plans Didnt Go Far Enough Because Of Loopholes Allowed Grazing Drilling On Land Sage Grouse Opponents Said They Hobbled Economic Progress Biologists Say Wide Buffers From Other Activities Are Needed Protect Breeding Areas Where Engage In Elaborate Annual Mating Rituals Bureau Management Deputy Director Nada Culver Everythings Table As Agency Launches Its Evaluation Habitat ,Ith No Set Deadlines For Action From Changes To The Buffers ,O How We Manage Energy Development ,O How We Manage Every Other Activity Are Evaluating It And Looking For Input On What The Most Important Things To Look At ,Ulver Said Officials Also Will Look At How Climate Change Is Adding To Pressures On Sage Grouse Culver Pointed Data Showing Wildfires Burned Almost 10 ,700 Square Miles 28 ,000 Square Kilometers Of The Birds Habitat Since 2016 Vast Majority Fires Were On Federal Lands Greater Sage Grouse Once Numbered In Millions Across All Or Portions 11 Western States Populations Have Dropped 65 1986 ,Overnment Scientists Recently Concluded In 2010 ,Ildlife Officials Said Drastic Habitat Losses Meant Protections For Sage Grouse Had Become Warranted Under The Endangered Species Act However ,He Us Fish And Wildlife Service Did Not Take Any Action At The Time ,Aying Other Species Took Priority In 2015 ,He Wildlife Service Determined Protections Were No Longer Needed After Other Federal And States Officials Adopted Sweeping Land Management Plans Meant To Halt Or Reverse The Species Decline Billed Asa Compromise ,Ut Some Components Unraveled After Trump Took Office In 2017 And States Sought Changes To The Documents That Critics Said Would Hurt Grouse Quirky Birds With Long Tail Feathers Are Known For Elaborate Courtship Displays Which Males Puff Up Air Sacs Their Chests Make An Odd Popping Sound Montana Democratic Sen Jon Tester He Believed Land Bureau Director Tracy Stone Manninga Former Aide Lawmaker Pursuea Collaborative ,Alanced Approach That Will Keep Sage Grouse From Becoming An Endangered Species But Western Republicans Including Montanas Gov Greg Gianforte And Sen Steve Daines Wyomings Mark Gordon Cynthia Lummis Criticized The Biden Administration Action They Said States Should Be Given Deference To Manage Wildlife Federal Lands Kept Open For Energy Exploration Grazing Wyoming Knows How Greater ,Ndim Very Concerned That Greater Federal Control Will Do Nothing For The Birds ,Ut Be Devastating For Ranchers And Energy Producers ,Aid Lummis Gordon Noted That Wyoming Has More Sage Grouse Than Any Other State And Said No Changes Are Necessary Daines Local Conservation Efforts Needs To Be Protected From Federal Overreach ,Hile Brooke Stroyke ,A Spokesperson For Gianforte ,Aid Montana Already Hasa Plan That Balances Conservation And Rural Economies In May ,Ederal Officials In Response Toa Court Order Said That They Would Consider Bans On New Mining To Help The Birdsa Ban Proposed Under Former President Barack Obama Was Dropped By Trump Administration Affected Lands Totaled 10 Million Acres 4 Hectares Idaho ,Tah And Wyoming The Land Bureau Has Resumed That Process It Will Consider Original Proposal Additional Options ,Pokesperson Alyse Sharpe Said The Order To Takea New Look At Mining Came Ina Lawsuit From Environmentalists Judge Faulted Trump Administration For Ignoring Prior Science On Issue Erik Molvar With Plaintiff Western Watersheds Project Falling Back Obama Era Plans Would Not Work ,Ecause They Allowed Too Much Disturbance Of Sage Brush Habitat ,E Said The Obama Administration Did Their Best To Please All Different Ends Of Political Spectrum But In End They Didnt Anybody And Give Sage Grouse Habitat Needed ,Olvar Said Kathleen Sgamma With The Western Energy Alliance ,A Group Representing Oil And Gas Companies ,Aid Fridays Move By The Administration Came As No Surprise Sage Grouse Has Beena Political Football For Decades ,He Said The Back And Forth Continues ,Trump ,