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US wildlife agency gives more deference to economic benefits

by Associated Press
| December 17, 2020 11:42 AM

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration finalized a proposal Thursday that will allow the government to deny habitat protections for endangered animals and plants in areas that would see greater economic benefits from being developed.

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