The polar bear, whose Arctic hunting grounds have been greatly reduced by a warming climate, will be placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced Wednesday. But the long-delayed decision...

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It's a power grab. The EPA will have the keys to the oil wells. I'm not clear on a point that I could look up, but I'll ask in case we have an endangered species act specialist to hand: is there any difference under the ESA between a...