President Joe Biden’s administration on Nov. 8 proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar, and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West to protect a declining bird species.
However, it is doubtful the changes will survive under President-elect Donald Trump. Greater sage grouse were once found across much of the U.S. West. Their numbers plummeted in recent decades because of energy exploration, wildfires, disease, and other pressures.
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