ESA
JUNE 14, 2021
US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it anticipates issuing a proposed rule in September updating its regulations for renewable energy generation. Senate holds confirmation hearing for Bureau of Land Management director nominee.
Environmental Progress
JULY 29, 2020
The High Cost of Renewables House Democrats propose spending hundreds of billions of public and ratepayer money on renewable energy, new transmission lines, energy efficiency, mass transit, electric vehicles, carbon capture and storage, and advanced nuclear energy. I am honored to address the Committee.
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Columbia Climate Law
MAY 8, 2020
Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. The court found that there was “resounding evidence” in the record that authorized discharges may affect endangered and threatened species and critical habitat and that the U.S.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Sentencing was scheduled for February 3, 2017. United States v. Ruffatto , No.
Law Columbia
JUNE 8, 2021
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not sufficiently explain why it reversed a previous determination that the Pacific walrus qualified for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Conservation Congress v. Forest Service , 2:13-cv-00934 (E.D. May 17, 2021).
Law Columbia
JULY 2, 2021
The federal district court for the District of Montana largely rejected challenges to federal approvals of revisions to the Flathead National Forest Land Management Plan in northwestern Montana but remanded without vacatur for additional analysis of certain issues under the Endangered Species Act.
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it designated the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. The court also said FWS unlawfully applied its “significant portion of its range” policy to the bat.
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