Sentences with phrase «granted endangered status»

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Despite the sage grouse's danger, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied a 2005 petition filed by the Center and allies to recognize the Mono Basin sage grouse as a distinct population and federally grant it threatened or endangered status.

Polar Bear Protection: A federal judge upheld the decision by the George W. Bush administration to grant polar bears threatened status under the Endangered Species Act, but did not pass judgment on environmentalists» argument that the bear should get the act's more protective «endangered» designation, or the argument that the bear's status justified restricting greenhouse gases warming thEndangered Species Act, but did not pass judgment on environmentalists» argument that the bear should get the act's more protective «endangered» designation, or the argument that the bear's status justified restricting greenhouse gases warming thendangered» designation, or the argument that the bear's status justified restricting greenhouse gases warming the climate.