Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s reversal of greater sage-grouse protections

By: Jeniffer Solis

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 650

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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The Trump administration is being sued after rolling back protections for the greater sage-grouse in eight Western states, a move that opened up critical sagebrush habitat for energy and mineral development.

A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management on Monday for approving a management plan in December that reversed a decade-long protection plan that limited oil and gas drilling, mining, transmission lines and other heavy industry within …

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