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Democrats urge investigation into removal of owl protections

by Sara Cline
| February 4, 2021 12:03 AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Eight Democratic lawmakers called Tuesday for an investigation into “potential scientific meddling” by the Trump administration in its rule to remove critical habitat protections for the imperiled northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest.

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