The federal government posted 61 new regulations in the Federal Register on Friday, including the Department of Interior’s 500-page document outlining a new rule to protect the southwestern willow flycatcher’s “critical habitat” in six states.
That small insect-eating bird’s habitat covers 1,227 miles of streams and 208,973 acres in California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico, on “federal, state, tribal and private lands.”
via cnsnews.com
As one commentator on the article noted: "500 pages - think about how much time had to go into that - then realize that somebody(ies) were paid for that time, probably pretty well - then tell me again how we have a "revenue" problem, and not a spending problem. Take your time - I'll wait...."