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Sierra Club Statement on Potential Federal Protections for Monarch Butterflies
December 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would consider protections for the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act.

In a press release, the Fish and Wildlife Service said it planned to propose listing the butterfly as a threatened species under Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act. The agency also indicated it would consider designating criti . . .

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