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Reforming the California Endangered Species Act

Legal Planet

But California’s biodiversity faces grave threats – pressures from development that eliminates habitat; water shortages that harm aquatic species in California’s rivers; and climate change impacts that are shifting and altering habitats, among others. Provide more clarity for species listing decisions.

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Proposed Amendments to Endangered Species Act Regulations Could Curtail Protections for Species Imperiled by Climate Change

Columbia Climate Law

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and NOAA Marine Fisheries (NMFS) issued a sweeping proposal to amend key provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), including provisions pertaining to listing decisions, critical habitat designations, and interagency consultations. By Jessica Wentz. In July, the U.S.

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Environmentalism and the Supreme Court

Legal Planet

If you’re an anti-regulatory conservative, you’d probably flip these designations. This was a case under the Endangered Species Act. The Supreme Court interpreted the statute to place an absolute priority on preserving endangered species, regardless of the impact on the economy or other government goals.

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The ESA Goes Trekkie

Acoel

Factors such as climate change and invasive species have caused ecosystems, once suitable for these species, to no longer be acceptable or sustainable. The 1982 amendments to the Endangered Species Act added a section, 10(j), to facilitate reintroduction of listed species via designation of “experimental populations.”

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Our 2022 State Legislative Priorities

Washington Nature

Conservancy forester Kyle Smith takes measurements in the old-growth forest at TNC’s Ellsworth Creek Preserve in southwest Washington. Healthy, resilient and accessible forests promote environmental and community well-being and are one key solution to climate change. Learn more From THe Conservation Futures COalition.

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Facts About Beluga Whales

Ocean Conservancy

In addition, the Cook Inlet distinct population segment has been listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The largest threat to Arctic species is climate change, affecting both their habitat and the food they eat. The Arctic is heating up fast.

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The US Supreme Court is Operating Like a Rogue EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

But in the rogue EPA that is the Supreme Court, packed to an ultra-conservative majority by presidents with little or no concern for the environment, science and the fatal toll of pollution seem to take a back seat to concerns about the unfettered freedom of polluters to profit regardless of their harmful business practices.

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