A listing of the greater sage grouse under the endangered species act could deeply affect the industries making up the backbone of the Western economy.

Think agriculture, oil and gas and mining.

So, nearly a dozen states are working to save the bird from listing and nowhere is more important than Wyoming, where nearly forty percent of the entire sage grouse population lives.

Our Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce tells us about an unprecedented collaboration of stakeholders working to protect both industry and sage grouse.