Briefs: COVID-19 vaccine is latest flashpoint in White House campaign, plus frogs and mascots
Credit: Adult male dusky gopher frog. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials argue that habitat regulations should be eased to give deference to local governments when they want to build things like schools and hospitals. But the proposal indicates that exemptions from habitat protections would be considered for a much broader array of developments, including at the request of private companies that lease federal lands or have permits to use them. (Photo by John Tupy via US Fish and Wildlife Service)
