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SpaceX Urged by US to Ease Blow to Wildlife in Texas Launch Plan

The SpaceX Starbase launch facility under construction in Boca Chica, Texas.Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg
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Government wildlife officials have released a final opinion about SpaceX’s planned expansion in Boca Chica, Texas, proposing mitigation steps as part of a prolonged environmental review by federal regulators.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s “final biological and conference opinion,” dated May 12, suggests several conservation measures to minimize the impact on local species from SpaceX’s newest rocket, according to a copy of the report viewed by Bloomberg.