(Source: National Wildlife Federation) Groups call for greater wildlife protections in the heavily industrialized Powder River Basin 11-17-2015 // Judith Kohler Hundreds of coal mining and oil and natural gas projects in the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming and Montana are destroying the habitat of some of the West's most beloved wildlife - including mule deer, pronghorn antelope, elk, and greater sage-grouse - and threaten the continued viability of these species in the region and its hunting culture, according to a new report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF). 'Unchecked energy...
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