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Witnessing Bear
Green groups sue feds to protect polar bears from oil-drilling effects |
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10 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:29 AM on 10 Jun 2008 Two green groups are suing the Interior Department over its refusal to limit the impacts of drilling on polar bears, which were listed as threatened last month. The Bush administration has tried its darnedest to ensure that listing the bears wouldn't limit oil and gas exploration in their Alaskan habitat, but Pacific Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity maintain ... |
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