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A conservation group is launching a major legal challenge against the federal government over a sweeping plan to open 24 million acres of Western public land to cattle grazing, arguing it threatens endangered species and violates past environmental findings. The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit after receiving no response to their prior notice, targeting regions like Oregon’s Blue Mountains and national forests in Utah, Colorado, and Arizona—home to grizzly bears, wolves, frogs, and steelhead. Federal agencies claim grazing supports landscapes and aids wildfire management, but critics say it accelerates habitat destruction, degrades water and soil, and fuels invasive species. While the Department of Agriculture won’t comment, ranchers remain silent as the lawsuit could indefinitely block access to these lands.

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