"Heavy hitters and activists have lined up in a fight over Fish and Wildlife Service mitigation policies, showcasing how just a few words can expose very high stakes.
On one side: the National Mining Association, Southern California Edison and the American Farm Bureau Federation, among others.
On the opposing side: environmental groups including Defenders of Wildlife, the American Bird Conservancy and the Western Watersheds Project.
In the middle: the Fish and Wildlife Service, which might revise Obama-era environmental mitigation policies. In particular, the agency has raised the possibility of dropping 'net conservation gain' as the overall mitigation planning goal."
Michael Doyle reports for Greenwire January 15, 2018.
Source: Greenwire, 01/16/2018
