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FILE - In this May 9, 2008, file photo, male sage grouses fight for the attention of female southwest of Rawlins, Wyo. Republicans in Congress are readying plans to roll back the reach of the Endangered Species Act after decades of complaints that it hinders drilling, logging and other activities on public lands. Over the past eight years, GOP lawmakers sponsored dozens of measures aimed at curtailing the landmark law or putting species such as gray wolves and sage grouse out of its reach. Almost all were blocked by Democrats and the White House or lawsuits from environmentalists. (Jerret Raffety/Rawlins Daily Times via AP, File)
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In a Nov. 14, 2016 photo, Susann Ward gets ready to cap the gushing flames after a piece of Raku pottery is dropped into the fuel of newspaper and sawdust in Rawlins, Wyo. Raku is a form of pottery that first came out of Japan, a word that means “enjoyment.” (Iain Woessner/The Rawlins Daily Times via AP)
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FILE --This April 15, 2008 file photo shows a male sage grouse performing his "strut" near Rawlins, Wyo. The federal government paid $236 million to landowners in 11 states to preserve sage grouse habitat amid a debate over whether the bird should be listed as an endangered species, potentially hindering energy development and ranching. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Wednesday, April 30, 2014, that the money was paid for conservation efforts on nearly 6,000 square miles, mostly in the West, over a four-year period. (AP Photo/Rawlins Daily Times, Jerret Raffety, File)
