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November 19, 2015

U.S. judge in Nevada mulls blocking sage grouse rules

By SCOTT SONNER
Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — A federal judge put a Nevada lawsuit challenging U.S. sage grouse protections on the fast-track Wednesday but said she isn't ready to decide in the meantime whether to temporarily suspend the regulations critics say will cripple rural economies across the West.

A Reno lawyer arguing for a temporary injunction said the new restrictions on mining and livestock grazing threaten “the economic survival” of numerous businesses, entire rural counties and “the very way of life throughout Nevada.”


 
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