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Feds delay endangered bumblebee's protection
The rusty patched bumblebee was supposed to be officially added to the endangered species list on February 10th. Unfortunately, the insect's fate is now uncertain: a Federal Register notice filed on January 20th says the Trump administration has put its designation on hold until March 21st. It was one of the things affected by an executive order the president signed last month, which imposes a 60-day freeze on regulations that aren't in effect yet. Authorities say they plan to use that time to review "questions of fact, law and policy they raise."