The U.S. Forest Service proposed changes last week to sage grouse protections in six western states including Wyoming and Montana. The new plan calls for eliminating special designations for crucial habitat as well as keeping areas open for mining. The agency also said restrictions on water development for livestock will be removed, as will other requirements that in the past could limit some livestock grazing. The land will land still be designated priority
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