Newsletter July 25, 2018 AGENCIES PROPOSE REVISIONS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES REGULATIONS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have proposed important revisions of their regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Services would change four aspects of their regulations: (1) the way they […]
Continue ReadingENDANGERED SPECIES 4 things to know about Trump’s ESA overhaul Michael Doyle, E&E News reporter Published: Friday, July 20, 2018 Buckle up! We’re taking a deeper dive into the Trump administration’s new Endangered Species Act proposals. That’s right. The proposed regulatory revisions detailed in some 118 pages of bureaucratic text merit close scrutiny. Get past […]
Continue Reading33rd Annual California Water Law & Policy Conference Downey Brand is pleased to be a sponsor of Argent Communications’ 33rd Annual California Water Law & Policy Conference on June 11-12, 2018, in San Francisco. This year’s comprehensive conference will focus on water storage projects and water planning projects. Other important issues include groundwater sustainability […]
Continue ReadingMichael Doyle, E&E News reporter Published: Monday, July 17, 2017 House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) is moving forward with several bills related to endangered species. House Natural Resources Committee /YouTube The Endangered Species Act will come in for a spanking and a possible face-lift Wednesday as the House Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing […]
Continue ReadingClick here to read the opinion released yesterday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the ESA listing of the Arctic bearded seal based on projections that climate change would severely threaten their habitat by the year 2095. LA Times article on the matter can be read here: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-species-climate-projections-20161024-snap-story.html
Continue ReadingClick here to read the comments by the National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition (NESARC)
Continue ReadingU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Propose Actions to Build on Successes of Endangered Species Act Initiatives will increase regulatory predictability, increase stakeholder engagement, and improve science and transparency WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on the success of the Obama Administration in implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in new and innovative ways, today the U.S. […]
Continue ReadingENDANGERED SPECIES: Feds increase number of smelt that can be killed in Calif. delta Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Thursday, January 29, 2015 From Greenwire, an E&E Publishing Service Federal wildlife officials have increased the number of endangered fish that can be killed in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, in response to water managers’ request […]
Continue ReadingWielding gavels, Republicans aim to revamp key conservation law E&E Publishing, LLC Published: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Article by Corhin Hair with help from Amanda Peterka, Scott Streater, and Daniel Bush contributed. With Republicans now in control of both chambers of Congress, Senate Democrats can no longer simply ignore Endangered Species Act reform bills passed by […]
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