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Key Takeaways from Final Revisions to Endangered Species Act Regulations

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On April 5, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Services) finalized three sets of revisions to the regulations implementing the Endangered...more

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Revised Mitigation Policies

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On May 15, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued two mitigation policies: one titled, “Mitigation Policy,” and another titled “Endangered Species Act Compensatory Mitigation Policy.” The Mitigation Policy...more

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Trump Administration Withdraws Obama-Era Environmental Mitigation Policies

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Late last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew two environmental policies adopted in late 2016 by the Obama administration that address mitigation for impacts to natural resources. These two policies established...more

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Environmental Law Conference to Provide Updates On Current and Developing Issues Practitioners Will Need to Know in 2018

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On February 9, 2018, Nossaman veteran Environmental Law attorney Steven Quarles will be serving as a member of the faculty for the American Law Institute (ALI) CLE program, Environmental Law 2018. The full conference, held...more

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeking Comments on Mitigation Policies

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has requested public comment on its revised Mitigation Policy and the Endangered Species Act Compensatory Mitigation Policy (ESA-CMP)....more

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes ESA Compensatory Mitigation Policy

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We reported in our April 2016 edition that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) had recently updated certain Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) regulations and proposed...more

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Finalizes First-Ever ESA Compensatory Mitigation Policy

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On December 27, 2016, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) issued its final Endangered Species Act (ESA) Compensatory Mitigation Policy (Policy) – the first policy to comprehensively address compensatory mitigation under...more

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Feds Spawn New Rules and Policies for Protected Species Habitat and Mitigation

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Federal agencies charged under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) with species protection have recently hatched revisions to regulations and policies that change substantially the determination and protection of habitat for...more

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Revisions to Mitigation Policy

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On March 8, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced proposed revisions to its Mitigation Policy that has guided Service recommendations on mitigating the adverse impacts of development on fish, wildlife,...more

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To Mitigate or Not to Mitigate: No Longer a Question for Environmental Reviews?

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Even the casual college football observer has probably seen by now the wild final play of the Duke-Miami game on October 31. After the game ended, it was determined that Miami literally stole the win as a result of referee...more

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Court Clarifies "Taking" Of Endangered Species And Highlights What's "Enough" Under CEQA

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In Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Dep’t of Fish & Wildlife, No. B245141 (Cal. Ct. App. 2d Dist. Mar. 20, 2014), the appellate court reversed the trial court’s decision, which found that the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s...more

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