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BILLINGS, Mont. — A federal judge has rejected the government’s attempt to delay a lawsuit seeking protections for imperiled sage grouse across the West in a case with sweeping implications for grazing, oil and gas drilling, and residential construction.
With the order from Judge B. Lynn Winmill in Idaho, the 11-state sage grouse case — which includes Colorado — is shaping up as an early test of an Obama administration proposal to settle endangered-species claims on hundreds of plants and animals.
Denver Post wire services
