Daniel Rothberg, Nevada Independent
In a move that many experts described as a shift to promote industry, the Interior Department is rolling back policies to offset the impact of development on public lands.
Nevada officials are reviewing the changes to understand their effect on programs for the desert tortoise and the sage grouse, but hunting and conservation groups said the rollback could have a sizable impact in a state where the federal government manages about 85 percent of the land.
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