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The Wall Street Journal posted an article on March 11th saying it appears the Obama administration and environmental activists are working hand in hand using the Endangered Species Act to limit oil and gas drilling and other activities on federal land. In eleven western states, including Wyoming, the sage grouse is being used to limit or stop ranching, mining, road building, water projects and oil and gas drilling. Click here to read the article: Sage Grouse Rebellion -
Will Obama use two small birds to limit oil drilling in the West? Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2014

Click here for another article about a lawsuit filed against federal agencies arguing that the Obama administration is colluding with like-minded special interest environmental groups in Endangered Species Act legal settlements that end up imposing additional rules and regulations that are side-stepping the public input process and significantly restricting use and activity on public land. Click on this link to read that article: Lawsuit challenges feds over 'sue and settle' tactics on endangered species FoxNews.com, March 18, 2014