The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Feb. 15, 2024, issued an order vacating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval of the state of Florida's application to assume permitting authority...more
2/20/2024
/ Administrative Authority ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Conservation ,
Critical Habitat ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Section 404 ,
State and Local Government ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Wildlife Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) on May 6, 2016, issued a draft rule that would extend to 30 years the maximum life of permits authorizing the incidental take of bald and golden eagles pursuant to the federal Bald...more
5/20/2016
/ Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ,
Conservation ,
Endangered Species ,
Energy Sector ,
Incidental Take Permits ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
NEPA ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Wind Power
On March 17, 2015, Judge Leon of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a memorandum opinion upholding the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) issuance of an incidental take permit...more
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- The proposed regulations would considerably change the regulatory definitions related to "critical habitat" and "adverse modification," increasing agency discretion to designate and protect areas that...more