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FWS and NMFS to Rescind ESA “Harm” Definition

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (together, the Services) proposed rescinding the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Harming a listed...more

4/18/2025 / Chevron Deference , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Government Agencies , Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo , National Marine Fisheries Service , Proposed Rules , Regulatory Reform , Statutory Interpretation , Trump Administration , US Fish and Wildlife Service

The Butterfly Effect: FWS Proposes Nationwide Threatened Species Listing for Monarch Butterfly

On December 12, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species with a special section 4(d) rule under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The special 4(d) rule...more

12/16/2024 / Conservation , Critical Habitat , Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Environmental Policies , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Biden Administration Proposes Undoing Recent ESA Regulatory Reforms and Expanding Section 7 Consultations

On June 22, 2023, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (together “the Services”) issued three proposals largely aimed at undoing the Trump administration’s recent regulatory...more

6/30/2023 / Biden Administration , Conservation , Critical Habitat , Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Environmental Policies , ESA Listings , National Marine Fisheries Service , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Complying with the Endangered Species Act

This practice note provides an overview of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., and discusses the obligations of real estate developers and property owners with respect to the ESA. Congress enacted the...more

3/8/2023 / Comment Period , Conservation , Critical Habitat , Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Environmental Policies , ESA Listings , Habitat Conservation Plan , National Marine Fisheries Service , US Fish and Wildlife Service

FWS Revising ESA Permit Regulations to Improve Efficiency

Securing Endangered Species Act (ESA) incidental take and other voluntary permits often requires so much time and money that their many compliance, streamlining, and conservation benefits can go unrealized. The U.S. Fish and...more

2/15/2023 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Habitat Conservation Plan , US Fish and Wildlife Service

FWS Proposes Uplisting Northern Long-Eared Bat to Endangered Status

Project development east of the Rocky Mountains may be about to become exponentially more difficult in light of a new proposal under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)...more

3/29/2022 / Conservation , Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , Habitat Conservation Plan , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Biden Administration to Revoke Trump-Era ESA Regulations Focused on Habitat

On October 27, 2021, the Biden administration proposed two new rules to roll back its predecessor’s regulatory clarifications involving habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Under the first proposal, the United...more

11/5/2021 / Biden Administration , Critical Habitat , Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , National Marine Fisheries Service , Trump Administration , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Incidental Take of Migratory Birds Once Again a Federal Crime; FWS Considering New Permitting Program

After a brief hiatus, incidental take of migratory birds will again be a federal crime beginning December 3, 2021. Less than 10 months after instituting a final rule declaring that incidental take of birds is not subject to...more

10/6/2021 / Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act , Department of the Interior , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Environmental Policies , Incidental Take Permits , Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Is the American Bumble Bee Endangered or Threatened? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Plans to Find Out

On September 29, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published notice in the Federal Register that it has made an affirmative 90-Day Finding for the American bumble bee, along with four other species, based on an...more

9/30/2021 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings , US Fish and Wildlife Service

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