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Trump administration takes aim at California desert protections (KPCC)

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