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New “Habitat” Rule for the Endangered Species Act Finalized

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Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") and the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") (collectively, the "Services") finalized a rule defining the term "habitat" as used for designating "critical habitat" under the Endangered Species Act (the "ESA"). Last week the U.S.

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SCOTUS Further Defines Deliberative Process Documents Exempt From FOIA

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.” On March 4, 2021, in United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al. Fish and Wildlife service (“FWS”) and National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, the “Services”) fall within this deliberative process privilege exemption. Sierra Club, Inc. ,

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners

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Fish and Wildlife Service at Edwin B. Fish and Wildlife Service where she contributes to data management and field surveys for the threatened Yellow-Billed Cuckoo in Tucson, Arizona. Her efforts directly assisted with the conservation and recovery of this species under the Endangered Species Act.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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A draft of IPBES’ thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control is open for review. The National Academics seeks experts for the Strategic Group on COVID-19 and Ecosystem Services in the Built Environment. This bill allows fishermen to exchange lionfish tails for fishing tags for other species.

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The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

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Fish and Wildlife Service and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council — have failed to implement recommendations from their own scientists about how to improve outcomes at the hatcheries they support. Biologists for the Fish and Wildlife Service knew at the time there was no evidence to suggest hatcheries could make up for the impact.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have expressed concerns over the total price tag of the budget reconciliation bill. . 866 ) authorizing the US Forest Service to increase reforestation efforts.

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