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 Stories About: politics AND habitat loss AND legislation AND Arctic AND climate AND endangered species AND polar bears
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Loaded for bear?
Polar bear decision expected today from Bush administration |
Miles Grant |
14 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This just in from Associated Press: The Interior Department has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday to announce a decision on whether to list the polar bear as threatened and in need of protection under the Endangered Species Act.Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne proposed such protection 15 months ago because of the disappearance of Arctic sea ice, which is a primary habitat for the bear. Last September, scientists said up to two-thirds of the polar bears could d ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, endangered species, habitat loss, legislation, polar bears, politics (all these topics) |
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