Utah’s Bishop says sage grouse plan is ‘the same thing as a listing’ under Endangered Species Act .. the announcement is intended to mask the fact that the Obama administration has imposed limits on development across the West.
An aide to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the administration is providing grouse habitat protections on 67 million acres of federal lands, including 12 million acres where strict limits on oil and gas limits will be enforced.
The administration also is proposing to withdraw mining claims on 10 million acres considered key grouse habitat.
Under Tuesday’s announcement, sales of oil and gas leases that were previously deferred on more than 8 million acres will undergo a 90-day review
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2978614-155/utahs-bishop-says-sage-grouse-plan
Rob Bishop nailed it.
0bama’s lapdog Interior Sec Jewell comes out and admits it, what a pathetic administration this is.