Too much political pressure on U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service?

RBC I The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent announcement that the greater sage grouse does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act was widely hailed as a conservation success. Federal officials, along with industry supporters and Western communities across the grouse’s 11-state range, claimed voluntary state and landowner actions were enough to protect the bird and avoid federal restrictions.
But another explanation lurks behind Fish and Wildlife’s decision for the grouse and other…