Sage Grouse Provision In Defense Spending Bill Worries Veterans

Conservationists and some veterans are up in arms over a must-pass defense spending bill. Right now, the bill includes a provision that would prohibit adding a controversial and imperiled bird to the list of species protected under the Endangered Species Act.

For the second time, a Utah Republican is attaching the greater sage grouse to military spending legislation.

Rep. Rob Bishop contends the two seemingly unrelated issues are connected: protecting sage grouse could hurt military training.

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