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Article: Habitat protection is critical to endangered species recovery ; The Endangered Species Act could be more efficient, but shouldn't be made weaker.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- April 23, 2005
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
04-23-2005
Habitat protection is critical to endangered species recovery ; The Endangered Species Act could be more efficient, but shouldn't be made weaker.
Edition: FINAL
Section: Editorial
Thirty-five years ago this week, the first Earth Day was held as a celebration of a new era of environmental stewardship.
That it was. A few months later, Congress established a new agency that would be in charge of protecting the environment. In following years it passed landmark laws protecting the nation's air and water.
It also passed a law that would make sure that America's plants, animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and other creatures would be protected ...