Bush has 16 days to decide whether polar bears are endangered
By | Published: April 30, 2008
Guardian: The Bush administration has 16 days to decide whether polar bears are now an endangered species because of climate change, a California judge ruled today. The US court handed a victory to three environmental groups that sued to protect polar bears threatened by melting sea ice, rejecting a plea by the government to postpone its decision until June 30. An agency of the US interior department was supposed to have ruled by January 9 on whether to designate the polar bear an …
Bush has 16 days to decide whether polar bears are endangered
Guardian: The Bush administration has 16 days to decide whether polar bears are now an endangered species because of climate change, a California judge ruled today. The US court handed a victory to three environmental groups that sued to protect polar bears threatened by melting sea ice, rejecting a plea by the government to postpone its decision until June 30. An agency of the US interior department was supposed to have ruled by January 9 on whether to designate the polar bear an …
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