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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Agency Discretion Under ESA - Critical Habitat For Endangered Species Decision

In a victory for landowners and other regulated entities, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously limited the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s discretion when designating critical habitat under the federal Endangered Species Act....more

12/4/2018 / Conservation , Critical Habitat , Economic Impact Analysis , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Judicial Review , Private Property , SCOTUS , US Fish and Wildlife Service , Weyerhaeuser Company v United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Natural Resource Conservation Subject of White House Directive to Agencies

A recently released Presidential Memorandum will likely spur new policies related to development and natural resources, possibly impacting public agencies, developers and the like. “Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources...more

11/20/2015 / Department of the Interior , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Natural Resources , Presidential Directives , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Ninth Circuit Upholds Delta Smelt Biological Opinion Pumping Restrictions

California Water Supplies Likely to be Impacted - In a reversal potentially impacting the water supply to millions of Californians, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a biological opinion issued by the...more

3/19/2014 / Bureau of Reclamation , Delta Smelt , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , NEPA , Water

Resurrecting the Departed: Legal Implications of Reintroducing Revived Species

The revival of animal species that have long been extinct is no longer limited to works of science fiction such as Michael Crichton’s thriller, Jurassic Park. In 2009, a Pyrenean Ibex was cloned from frozen tissue obtained...more

1/23/2014 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , ESA Listings

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