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Trump plans would ease protections for sage grouse in West

by Nicholas K. Geranios
| November 19, 2020 3:12 PM

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration announced plans Thursday that ease protections for sage grouse in the West, prompting an outcry by critics who say the move paves the way for widespread mining and drilling and ignores a federal court ruling.

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