Trade group sues over polar bear critical habitat
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska petroleum industry trade group has sued the federal government over its designation of 187,157 square miles as polar bear critical habitat, claiming it covers too much territory and could cost tens of millions or more in economic effects.
THE polar bear, the symbol of the effects of climate change on the sensitive Arctic environment, is in trouble but it is not endangered or threatened with extinction, an advisory panel says.