|
|
Polar Bear Decision Delay Gets U.S. Government Sued |
|
Dan Joling in Anchorage, Alaska Associated Press |
| March 10, 2008 |
|
Three conservation groups are suing the Department of the Interior for failing to meet a deadline on a decision to list polar bears as threatened because of the loss of Arctic sea ice. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace sued Monday in federal court in San Francisco. The groups say sea ice loss due to global warming is worsening. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the animals as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. A decision was due on 9, but two months later, there's still no final word. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Free Email News Updates Sign up for our Inside National Geographic newsletter. Every two weeks we'll send you our top stories and pictures (see sample). |
| © 1996-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. |