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Where Prairie Chicken Roams, Businesses Brace for Effects of Ruling

This week, the lesser prairie chicken will officially be listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act — a designation likely to affect economic development, including oil and gas drilling, in the Panhandle and West Texas.

By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and RevealMay 1, 2014, 6:00 a.m. CentralUpdated May 1, 2014, 6:00 a.m. Central

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Where Prairie Chicken Roams, Businesses Brace for Effects of Ruling

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune
May 1, 2014

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Neena Satija worked at the Tribune from 2013 to 2019. She was an investigative reporter and radio producer for the Tribune and Reveal, a public radio program from the Center for Investigative Reporting.... More by Neena Satija

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