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Environmental

Mar. 2, 2004

Lawsuit Pits Birds Against Beachgoers

The federal government is relying on "junk science" to confer protected status on a 6-inch-tall shorebird, according to an attorney for plaintiffs who live near the bird's habitat.

By Eron Ben-Yehuda
        The federal government is relying on "junk science" to confer protected status on a 6-inch-tall shorebird, according to an attorney for plaintiffs who live near the bird's habitat.
        A North Santa Barbara residents group and the city of Morro Bay sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last month, contending beachg...

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