A federal judge ruled Monday that the government did not breach its obligations under the Endangered Species Act by failing to consider greenhouse gas emissions in efforts to protect the polar bear.
U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan also concluded that federal officials were within their authority in a rule allowing "incidental" harm to polar bears that might occur as a result of oil and gas activities in the Arctic -- provided that those activities already are authorized under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/10/polar-bear-4d-incidental-take-ruling.html
Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times-Nation Now posted by Kim Murphy
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