Endangered Species Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This January, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce announced updated civil monetary penalties for violations of federal wildlife and natural resource protection laws including the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA), Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation (..)

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

On November 30, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a final rule listing a distinct population segment (DPS) of the North American wolverine ( Gulo gulo luscas ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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National Law Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On February 6, 2023, a federal judge in California issued a ruling concluding that the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) preempted an. The post Judge Issues Ruling in Klamath River Dispute appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

On October 31, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed listing the oblong rocksnail ( Leptoxis compacta ) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The freshwater snail exists only in the Cahaba River in central Alabama and subsists on algae growing on the riverbed.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

On January 24, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed to designate approximately 104 river miles as critical habitat for the sickle darter ( Percina williamsi ) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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MAY 23, 2023

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.”

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

On October 3, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published two proposed rules to list three species—the northwestern pond turtle ( Actinemys marmorata ), the southwestern pond turtle ( Actinemys pallida ), and the short-tailed snake ( Lampropeltis extenuata )—as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

On September 30, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in a case challenging the agency’s final rule downlisting the American burying beetle ( Nicrophorus americanus ) to “threatened species” status under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Although this species is considered uncommon in this Commonwealth, compelling evidence indicates territories have been established and nesting may have been attempted. NewsClip: -- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Black Rail Shorebird Could Soon Be Threatened Species In PA [Posted: November 3, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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AUGUST 17, 2023

On August 10, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly ( Euphydryas Anicia cloudcrofti ) under the Endangered Species Act. The proposed critical habitat designation encompasses 1,636.9

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

On August 29, 2023, the U.S. In the preamble to the final rule, the Service indicated that designating critical habitat for all four DPSs of the Frog is not determinable at this time due to a lack.

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 19, 2023

Less than a week before the effective date of the uplisting of the northern long-eared bat from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service extended that effective date by 60 days, from January 30, 2023, to March 31, 2023. in more than half the country.

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JULY 25, 2023

On July 20, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a final rule listing the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl ( Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum ) (“Owl”) as a threatened subspecies with a 4(d) rule under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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JULY 27, 2023

On July 25, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule to list two mussel species, the Salina mucket ( Potamilus metnecktayi ) and Mexican fawnsfoot ( Truncilla cognata ), as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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AUGUST 21, 2023

On August 11, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule to delist the Apache trout ( Oncorhynchus apache ) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to the species’ recovery.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

On Friday, August 4, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment in favor of the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) in the case of Melone v. Coit et al , 21-cv-11171 (Talwani, J.). Plaintiff Thomas Melone is the president of Allco.

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JUNE 20, 2023

On June 16, 2023, in a highly anticipated decision , the United States Court of Appeal for the D.C. The court held that a presumption in favor of an endangered species is not required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and, further, that such a presumption can distort the agency’s scientific judgment and did so in this circumstance.

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MAY 22, 2023

On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) designation of certain areas in southern Arizona as critical habitat for the jaguar ( Panthera onca ) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Fish and Wildlife Service (Case No. 20-15654), a case in which a mining company challenged the U.S.

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APRIL 11, 2023

On April 11, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a final rule listing the bracted twistflower ( Streptanthus bracteatus ), a wildflower native to Texas, as threatened with a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published proposed revisions to its regulations governing incidental take and enhancement of survival permitting under Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 10.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 27, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Bob Donnan Blog: The Story Behind The Yeager Shale Gas Well Pad & Water Impoundment Contamination In Washington County -- PennLive Guest Essay: We Can’t Let Pennsylvania Become The Next Petrochemical Cancer Alley - By Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Debate Proposal (..)

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Smith Enviorment

DECEMBER 14, 2023

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. The annual Appropriations Act (House Bill 259), the N.C. In July 2023, U.S. Having regained a veto-proof majority in the state legislature, the N.C. House Bill 600, Sec.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 6, 2024

On December 20, 2023, Ontario’s Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks (MECP) proposed more changes that will weaken the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA). The Redside Dace – a small, colourful and endangered minnow. One of the targets of Ontario’s latest environmental rollback?

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Seth Jaffe Last month, Judge John Hunderaker held that the Endangered Species Act requires EPA to consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service before issuing recommended water quality criteria.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 24, 2023

On May 17, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed plaintiffs’ challenges to the Vineyard Wind Project—the United States’s first major offshore wind project. The plaintiffs’ arguments centered mostly on the project’s impact on an endangered species, the North Atlantic right whale.

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Acoel

AUGUST 15, 2023

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Rick Horder I can hear the music in my ear, and the voice: “Space, the final frontier… “. Endangered and threatened species are destined to boldly go where none of them has gone before – habitats outside of their historical range. The Final Rule went into effect on August 2, 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Flick To Host DCNR Grant Seminar Dec.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

One June 22, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft white paper for its Vulnerable Species Pilot Project (“VSPP”), The post EPA Proposes Vulnerable Species Pilot Project appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

October 22, 2023, is the last day to submit comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to. The post EPA Draft Herbicide Strategy Open for Comment appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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JUNE 22, 2023

On June 6, 2023, a coalition of environmental and agricultural labor groups lead by the Center for Food Safety filed a. The post Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Approval of Enlist One and Enlist Duo appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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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. Leading up to the position, Kate had practiced environmental law but found herself looking for something different.

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National Law Center

MAY 25, 2023

On April 12, 2023, the plaintiffs in Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Protection Agency, No. 4:20-cv-00555 (D. The post The Deal with Dicamba: Plaintiffs Ask Court to Vacate 2020 Registration Decision appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Acoel

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Thomas Sansonetti The old saying goes “water in the East is for drinking and water in the West is for fighting over!” In addition, federal laws such as the Endangered Species Act have created federal claims for lake water to sustain threatened plants, animals and, most importantly, fish.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

On August 14, the PA Association of Environmental Professionals announce winners of its 2023 student scholarships-- Elizabeth Bruner and Alysha Ulrich and the first winner of the new Zulene Mayfield Scholarship-- Grace Hassing. Her efforts directly assisted with the conservation and recovery of this species under the Endangered Species Act.

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Acoel

AUGUST 25, 2022

Among them are water rights for National Wildlife Refuges, National Parks and the 562 federally recognized Indian reservations, or under specific legislation such as the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Wilderness Act. 1] Winter v.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

As we have previously reported , on December 6, the Biden Administration released the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda), which lists the regulatory and deregulatory actions that federal administrative agencies—including the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

Globally, fine particulate pollution and ozone are tied to more than 8 million deaths each year according to a 2023 study in the British Medical Journal. Then there is the 2023 ruling in Sackett v EPA. Science leaves little doubt that the plan protects people.

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