Obama Administration Draws Criticism for Declining ESA Protection To Pikas
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A diminutive creature that struggles with warmer temperatures brought on by climate change will not receive Endangered Species Act protection for its predicament, the Obama administration has decided in a move that brought quick condemnation from some corners.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - March 4th, 2010 1:43pm