Endangered Species Law
DECEMBER 29, 2021
On December 22, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed to list the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl ( Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum ) (Owl) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) primarily due to threats from climate change and habitat loss and fragmentation.
Endangered Species Law
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
On September 20, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) negative 12-month finding (Finding) on a petition by WildEarth Guardians (Guardians) to list the Joshua tree ( Yucca brevifolia ) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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HumanNature
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Guest Post by Annie Kellner , 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Polar bears were the first species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act proactively. After all, no one can prove that those particular bears are casualties of climate change.
Washington Nature
JANUARY 10, 2022
Protecting Natural and Working Lands In the past two decades, more than a million acres of open space — forests, farmland, ranches and urban tree canopy — have been converted to other uses, damaging fish and wildlife habitat, diminishing our ability to address climate change and negatively impacting human health. Advocate with the EPC.
The Energy Law Blog
MAY 24, 2023
The plaintiffs’ arguments centered mostly on the project’s impact on an endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale. BOEM approved the Construction and Operations Plan for the Vineyard Wind Project in July 2021, approximately 12 years after BOEM began evaluating the site for wind energy development.
Washington Nature
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
There were no environmental laws in the United States until Congress passed The Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts in the 1970s,” she said. That failure laid the ground for the successful fight to pass the Climate Commitment Act in 2021.
Washington Nature
MAY 2, 2022
With the passage of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , federal agencies are set to invest billions in America’s infrastructure, presenting unique opportunities for our communities to modernize roads in ways that support transportation goals while also protecting salmon and their ecosystems.
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