Sarah Stauffer Curtiss on ESA Listings

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Rule Affecting Take Permits Under the Endangered Species Act

On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published notice in the Federal Register of a final rule (89 Fed. Reg. 26070) that amends regulations regarding the issuance of enhancement of survival and...more

6/12/2024 / Critical Habitat , Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Environmental Policies , ESA Listings , Habitat Conservation Plan , Land Owners , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Center for Biological Diversity Files 60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Final 4(d) Rule for...

As we discussed in a previous post, on January 14, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a final 4(d) rule under the Endangered Species Act for the northern long-eared bat. As we noted, although the...more

2/19/2016 / Center for Biological Diversity , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , Notice of Intent , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Determines Protection for Greater Sage-Grouse No Longer Warranted

In a speech at the Rocky Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will not list the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered...more

9/24/2015 / Bureau of Land Management , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

USFWS Publishes Northern Long-Eared Bat Listing Decision, Opts for Interim 4(d) Rule

In a long-anticipated move, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”)has published a final listing decision and interim rule on the northern long-eared bat. The Service listed the northern long-eared bat as threatened...more

4/3/2015 / Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , Incidental Take Permits , Public Comment , Rulemaking Process , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental Law Alert: FWS Extends Eagle "Take" Permit to 30 Years | What You Need to Know

It's official. On Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") issued for public inspection a final rule to extend the maximum term for programmatic "take" permits under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ("Eagle...more

12/9/2013 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Environmental Policies , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Proposed Sage-Grouse Protections May Impact Mining Along the California-Nevada Border

On October 28, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) proposed to list the Bi-State distinct population segment (“Bi-State DPS”) of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) as a threatened species under the...more

11/4/2013 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , Mining , US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Greater Protections for Greater Sage-Grouse Along the California-Nevada Border

On October 28, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("Service") proposed to list the Bi-State distinct population segment ("Bi-State DPS") of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), which occur in the Mono Basin...more

11/4/2013 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Sarah Stauffer Curtiss

Stoel Rives LLP

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