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Ashley Remillard

Ashley Remillard

Nossaman LLP


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U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Proposes Limited Exception To Endangered Species Act Protections For Lesser Prairie-Chicken

On May 6, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed a limited exception to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections currently being considered for the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)....more

5/14/2013 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Act Proposed Regulation

Federal Court Denies Joint Motion For Consent Decree Regarding The Marbled Murrelet

In American Forest Resources Council v. Ashe, 1:12-cv-00111 (D.D.C. Mar. 30, 2013), the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied a joint motion for a consent decree regarding the critical habitat...more

4/15/2013 - Consent Decrees Critical Habitat Endangered Species Act Fish and Wildlife Service

House Republicans Introduce ESA Settlement Reform Bill

On March 21, 2013, Representatives Bill Flores (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Mac Thornberry (R-TX), and Steve Pearce (R-NM) introduced a bill to curtail allegedly excessive Endangered Species Act...more

4/1/2013 - Endangered Species Act Fish and Wildlife Service Legal Costs Proposed Legislation

Ninth Circuit Orders Endangered Species Act Case To Be Reheard En Banc

On March 5, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered Natural Resources Defense Council v. Salazar, 1:05-cv-01207, to be reheard en banc pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35(a) and...more

3/7/2013 - Bureau of Reclamation Endangered Species Act Natural Resources Reclaimed Water Water Rights

Great White Shark Protected Under California Endangered Species Act

On March 1, 2013, the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) received protection under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The protections prohibit anyone from hunting, pursuing, or otherwise harming the...more

3/4/2013 - Department of Fish & Game Endangered Species Act

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Issues Special Final Rule To Manage The Polar Bear

On February 20, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a final special rule to manage the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), which is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rule...more

2/25/2013 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Act Greenhouse Gas Emissions Marine Mammal Protection Act

California Fish And Game Commission Makes Great White Shark A Candidate Under California Endangered Species Act

On February 6, 2013, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) voted to make the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) a candidate for protection under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The...more

2/8/2013 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Act ESA Listings

Washington State District Court Holds Claims Brought Under Citizen Suit Provision Of The Endangered Species Act Are Not Limited To...

In Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11955, *1 (Jan. 28, 2013), the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington held that...more

2/6/2013 - Administrative Procedure Act Endangered Species Act EPA ESA Citizen Suits Record Review Doctrine

FHWA and FTA Issue Guidance on MAP-21 to Streamline Environmental Process

On January 14, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued guidance on Section 1319 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Pub. L. 112-141, July...more

2/6/2013 - Environmental Impact Report Federal Highway Administration Highways MAP-21 NEPA Transit Authority

California Lawmakers Propose Bill To Address Federal Policy Regarding Tree-Removal On Levees

On January 23, 2013, over 25 California delegates to the House of Representatives introduced a bill, H.R. 399, addressing the federal rules requiring trees growing on levees to be removed. Specifically, the bill would require...more

1/30/2013 - Endangered Species Act Levees Proposed Legislation US Army Corps of Engineers Vegetation Removal Policy

Ninth Circuit Upholds Idaho Roadless Rule, Finding U.S. Fish And Wildlife's Reliance On U.S. Forest Service Commitments Reasonable

In Jayne v. Sherman, --- F.3d ---, 2013 U.S. App. Lexis 417, *1 (9th Cir. Jan. 7, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a biological opinion issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)...more

1/18/2013 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Act ESA Listings Forest Service National Environmental Policy Act National Marine Fisheries Service Roads

National Marine Fisheries Service Lists Two Arctic Seals Under The Endangered Species Act

On December 28, 2012, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a final rule listing three subspecies of the ringed seal as threatened and one subspecies as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The...more

1/7/2013 - Climate Change Endangered Species Act National Marine Fisheries Service

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Proposes Listing Four Subspecies Of The Mazama Pocket Gopher

On December 11, 2012, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed listing four subspecies of the Mazama pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The Service also proposed...more

12/13/2012 - Critical Habitat Department of Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Act Habitat Conservation Plan Land Developers

Oregon District Court Dismisses Claims Brought To Protect The Marbled Murrelet

The United States District Court for the District of Oregon dismissed claims brought by environmental organizations under section 9 of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) to prevent unlawful take of marbled murrelets...more

11/30/2012 - Causation Endangered Species Act Immunity Legislative Immunity

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