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 ReadingNewsletter May 7, 2018 WHEN SHOULD LANDOWNERS SEEK PERMITS FOR “INCIDENTAL TAKING” OF ENDANGERED SPECIES? Questions often arise whether land use and development activities would modify wildlife habitat in ways that “take” endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a guidance memorandum explaining what landowners should consider […]
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 ReadingFWS and NMFS Release Updated Policy on Federal-State Collaboration on Implementing the ESA Click here to read the official notice.
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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