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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 22 > Alaska will challenge feds’ polar bear listing

Alaska will challenge feds’ polar bear listing

By Dan Joling / The Bulletin
May 22, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska will sue to challenge the listing of polar bears as a threatened species, Gov. Sarah Palin announced Wednesday.

Palin and other Alaska elected officials fear a listing will cripple promising offshore oil and gas development in prime polar bear....

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