House Republicans push to roll back environmental regulations.

[Panich52]

The New York Times: Puffy, feathered sticking point of a $612 billion House bill
By Jennifer Steinhauer

The attempt to circumvent protections for the sage grouse, as well as those for the lesser prairie chicken, is part of a push by House Republicans to roll back environmental regulations.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/us/politics/management-of-western-bird-becomes-focus-of-house-clash.html?ref=politics

[yeoman6987]

1. A picture of a woman

Says "a national security threat" of the sage grouse is taken off the endangered list? A bit much don't we all think? There has to be another way to explain why taking it off the endangered list is a good thing.

[ladjf]

2. I think the House Republicans are just mean. How else can one explain

their utter disdain for wildlife? I mean, what does it cost to leave the sage grouse on the endangered list.