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States take the wheel in grizzly recovery

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By Jonathan Wood
| WyoFile Verified
In mid July, the Secretary of the Interior and three governors gathered near Yellowstone National Park to celebrate the remarkable recovery of grizzly bears. Rather than declaring their work done, they announced an innovative approach to implementing the Endangered Species Act — one that allows states to earn greater management authority by demonstrating a species’ recovery. To this point, grizzlies have embodied both the best and worst of the Endangered Species Act.
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Opinion: To recover endangered species, invest in plants

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By Emily Coffey Verified, Leah Oliver, Jonathan Wood
| Agri-Pulse Verified
A secret to recovering high numbers of endangered and threatened species lies with the most overlooked among them: plants. Although endangered plants have historically received significantly less investment than endangered animals,74% of recoveries in the last 5 years have been plants. Simply put, the Endangered Species Act is working for plants to a degree that itisn’t — yet — working for wildlife.
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Don’t let federal agencies revoke permits without consequence

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By Jonathan Wood
| Washington Times Verified
OPINION: Imagine investing $100 million in land, infrastructure and environmental restoration only to be told years later that the federal government has changed its mind and your permit no longer counts. That’s not a business risk. It’s a failure of the rule of law. Federal permitting reform is usually framed as a question of efficiency: Why do approvals take so long, and how can agencies move faster?
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