Trump administration takes aim at California desert protections (KPCC)

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KPCCFebruary 1st, 2018...Conservationists decried the decision to reopen the conservation plan, saying it would create chaos for renewable energy developers and endanger special places. “They’re creating a problem where there is none,” said Frazier Haney, the director of land conservation at the Mojave Desert Land Trust. The Trump administration has decided to reconsider a number of management plans painstakingly negotiated by previous administrations in recent months, including multiple national monuments and a sage grouse protection plan.Read Full Article

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