Endangered Species Law
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed listing the oblong rocksnail ( Leptoxis compacta ) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In 2011, a population was discovered which inhabits a 5.6 river mile stretch of the Cahaba River about 10 miles south of Birmingham.
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.
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Law Columbia
DECEMBER 5, 2023
2011) ; Regehr et al. There is also research on the adverse effects of sea ice loss on seals and other ice-dependent species. The Biden administration’s approval of the project appears to contravene President Biden’s campaign promise to stop oil drilling on federal lands. See, e.g., IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.3 3 ; Laidre et al.
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Endangered Species Act. is “the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species ever enacted by any nation” according to the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case. Pulling the Teeth Out of the Endangered Species Act. Tennessee Valley Authority v.
Environmental Progress
JULY 29, 2020
Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar, a price rise that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas.
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
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. Lawsuit Sought Protection for 10 Species Under Endangered Species Act. May 17, 2021).
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