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Polar bear is listed as threatened species
Polar bear is listed as threatened species
By Kenneth R. Weiss
The animal, whose habitat has been shrinking with the melting of Arctic sea ice, is the first to be designated as threatened with extinction mainly because of global warming.
May 15, 2008

Judge says U.S. must decide whether polar bears are endangered species
By Kenneth R. Weiss
A federal judge, in setting a May 15 deadline for a decision, rejects the Bush administration's plea for additional time. The order is a victory for 3 environmental groups.
April 30, 2008

Polar bears may have to chill 10 weeks
From the Associated Press
Officials want time to review protections. Critics smell oil issues.
April 18, 2008

Delay over polar bear protection is criticized
The chairwoman of the Senate Environment Committee on Wednesday criticized Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for failing to appear before her panel to explain why the Bush administration had delayed a decision on whether to protect polar bears under the Endangered Species Act.
April 3, 2008

U.S. is close to listing polar bears as threatened
By Kenneth R. Weiss
The Bush administration is nearing a decision that would officially acknowledge the environmental damage of global warming, and name its first potential victim: the polar bear.
February 3, 2008

Go with the floe?
The fate of the faraway polar bear helps bring home the importance of discussing climate change.
February 8, 2008

Protecting polar bears
U.S. officials OK oil and gas leases in the Arctic but delay a decision on deeming the animals a threatened species.
January 16, 2008