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Controversial polar bear rule stands

Creature’s plight remains separate from decisions on greenhouse gas emissions

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

The Obama administration is not overturning the hotly debated Bush-era rule that limits provisions to protect the polar bear, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced May 8 at a press briefing.

The Obama administration is retaining the Bush-era rule that restricts provisions to protect the polar bear, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced May 8 at a press briefing.