Federal officials deny Endangered Species Act listing for rare western Alaska flower

Federal officials deny Endangered Species Act listing for rare western Alaska flower

An Alaskan glacier buttercup is seen in this undated phtoo. (Photo by Rob Lipkin/University of Alaska Anchorage Natural Heritage Program, provided by Center for Biological Diversity)Officials at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have declined to advance the listing of the Alaskan glacier buttercup flower as threatened or endangered, saying there is little evidence that a planned nearby graphite mine or climate change are threatening the flower.…