The Endangered Species Act has been called the strongest environmental law on the planet. It also has been called a lot of things we can't publish in a family newspaper.

The controversy and conflict that arises when an endangered species is found on private land has been a huge problem. Too many disagreements wind up in court because environmental interests feel a recovery plan is too weak and a private landowner feels unfairly burdened.

The shouting matches can be quite impassioned.

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