Timber industry concerns helped prompt Congress to strip protections for northern long-eared bats.
When the Senate voted narrowly last week to scrap the Biden administration’s protections for northern long-eared bats, it wasn’t immediately clear why the small mammals had sparked such a big legislative effort on Capitol Hill.
But lobbying helps explain the effort. The timber industry pushed for lawmakers to repeal the bat’s classification as endangered, saying it would stall logging in 37 states where the mammals are still found, people familiar with the matter told The Climate 202.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...DW2300ZEXX1&en_og_source=FY23_Social_Wildlife
When the Senate voted narrowly last week to scrap the Biden administration’s protections for northern long-eared bats, it wasn’t immediately clear why the small mammals had sparked such a big legislative effort on Capitol Hill.
But lobbying helps explain the effort. The timber industry pushed for lawmakers to repeal the bat’s classification as endangered, saying it would stall logging in 37 states where the mammals are still found, people familiar with the matter told The Climate 202.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...DW2300ZEXX1&en_og_source=FY23_Social_Wildlife