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How the Endangered Species Act is Helping to Restore the Klamath River Basin

Vermont Law

Ever increasing water use, and severe drought conditions, brought conflicts over water use to a head in the early 2000s when water conservation measures were taken in order to protect several fish listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Three KRB fish species are especially significant from an environmental perspective.

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Climate Attribution and the Willow Project: Federal Obligations to Evaluate the Effects of Fossil Fuel Leasing on Endangered Species

Law Columbia

There is also research on the adverse effects of sea ice loss on seals and other ice-dependent species. Thus, there is a clear causal connection between the emissions attributable to the Willow project, sea ice loss, and adverse effects on species. See, e.g., IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.3 3 ; Laidre et al. 2018) ; Tartu et al. 2d 1196, 1212 (D.