Biden administration moves to protect bird species in oil-rich Permian Basin
Fox Business 3 days ago Brittany De Lea
The Biden administration on Wednesday sought to extend endangered wildlife protections to a population of birds living in the oil-rich Permian basin, potentially setting up obstacles for oil and gas companies.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed designating the lesser prairie-chicken population in southern parts of the country as protected under the Endangered Species Act.
That region, as described by the agency, includes the Shinnery Oak Ecoregion in New Mexico and Texas, which also overlaps with the Permian Basin, as first reported by The Washington Post.
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