From Newsweek, the U.S. Department of the Interior plans to list polar bears as “threatened” but not endangered.
From the online version:
This is the first time that the Endangered Species Act has been used to protect a species threatened by the impacts of global warming. There has been concern within the business community that such action could have far-reaching impact and could be used to regulate carbon dioxide.
But the decision includes provisions that specifically are aimed at protecting power plants and other energy-related entities, said an official who was familiar with the decision.
So that’s nice. I hear the sound of environmental lawyers gearing up for a big fight.
