Judge OKs Rule That May Endanger Species

September 1, 2007 By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- A federal judge has upheld the government's practice of allowing development to proceed even if it is discovered after a project begins that the work could endanger protected species.

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