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Save the Whales—but Forget the Delta Smelt

Endangered Species Act hurts animals, industry

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 9, 2007 5:16 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Endangered Species Act , enacted in 1973 to protect the likes of the bald eagle and the California grizzly, is in desperate need of overhaul, the Economist argues. The act’s latest ravagement is the protection of the delta smelt, a three-inch fish a judge...   Read full story »

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