The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service failed to justify its claim that a Mount Shasta-area logging project wouldn’t harm threatened northern spotted owls, according to a federal judge.
(CN) — A federal judge ruled in favor of environmental groups in California seeking to protect northern spotted owl habitat near Mount Shasta, California, after finding the government failed to back up its claims that a proposed project would not have a significant impact on the threatened birds.
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