Continued efforts by these groups represent a long-term threat not just to the oil and natural gas industry, but to any project that must turn dirt to be completed, including highway projects, water projects, housing developments, etc.

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If they are successful in listing even ten percent of these species, the piling up of time delays, studies, moratoria on drilling and other remediation requirements that come with every listing will inevitably result in the halting of oil and gas projects, wind farms, major solar installations, highway projects, industrial projects, housing developments and any other form of human progress that results in turning dirt.

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The share of residents moving back to the mixed-income developments will probably increase as more projects are completed.

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