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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Daly

Biden vetoes two Republican-led bills to undo protections for prairie chicken and northern bat

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President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years: the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat.

The two GOP measures would overturn “science-based rulemaking" that offers important protections for the once-abundant species and would undermine the Endangered Species Act, Biden said.

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