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Reforming the California Endangered Species Act

Legal Planet

Yet, despite this context, the state’s primary legal tool to protect biodiversity, the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), has stayed mostly the same for over twenty years. The post Reforming the California Endangered Species Act appeared first on Legal Planet. Download as PDF.

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Texas Sues FWS Over Decision to List the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Under the Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

The post Texas Sues FWS Over Decision to List the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Under the Endangered Species Act appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On March 22, 2023, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit against the Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) over its recent.

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Species Status Assessments under the Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Law

On February 28, 2023, I published a post on the Center for California Water Resources Policy and Management’s DeltaCurrents blog discussing Species Status Assessments (SSAs) as a tool to facilitate implementation of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Endangered Species Act isn’t working well, study finds

Environmental News Bits

Since the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, it has helped hundreds of species avoid extinction in the United States. Researchers have discovered that … Continue reading Endangered Species Act isn’t working well, study finds.

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ABA Publishes Third Edition of Endangered Species Act Treatise

Endangered Species Law

The American Bar Association has published a newly revised edition of its tome Endangered Species Act: Law, Policy, and Perspective. The volume also covers related topics including state-level and international efforts to protect wildlife.

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An Overview of the Listing Process Under the California Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Law

In an article published this week in California Fish and Wildlife , co-authors Stephanie Clark, Ashley Remillard and I provide an overview of the process of determining whether to list species as threatened or endangered, and thereby protect them, under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).

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Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection – with 98% of colonies at risk of extinction by 2100, can it save them?

Environmental News Bits

With too little … Continue reading Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection – with 98% of colonies at risk of extinction by 2100, can it save them?