Government protects northern spotted owl under threat rule
The Interior Department declared the northern spotted owl a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, warning it may go extinct. The move threatens massive logging reductions across Pacific Northwest forests, risking up to 28,000 timber jobs but officials seek a plan balancing owl protection with the timber economy.
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Washington
Interior Department
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J Turner
Fish and Wildlife Service
Turner
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Gumbo Gulf TED Fines Hit Seventeen Shrimp Fishermen
Seventeen Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishermen face fines up to 12000 for not equipping nets with turtle excluder devices. Administrative law judge Hugh J. Dolan upheld penalties proposed by NOAA despite protests. Most were fined 7500 or 8000 with three at 500 and one at 12000. many defendants are Vietnamese immigrants.
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Hugh J. Dolan
Department of Commerce
Dolan
Washington
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gulf of Mexico
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