Owens seeks Species Act changes

Gov. Bill Owens is pushing for major changes to the Endangered Species Act.
Owens said he plans to seek reform of the landmark 1973 legislation based on principles adopted by the Western Governors' Association Monday and on programs developed in Colorado.
Those principles include trying to prevent species from making the endangered list, and working as soon as they are designated to develop plans for their recovery.
Owens will seek the changes as chairman of the natural-resources committee of the National Governors Association, a post he assumed earlier this summer...