The Energy Law Blog
JULY 28, 2017
In 2001, the USFWS listed the dusky gopher frog as an endangered species. In July 2012, the USFWS designated 6,477 acres as federal, state, and private lands as critical habitat for the species, including the subject 1,544 acres of private land in St. The Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.
Vermont Law
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
In an equally appalling revelation, the Center’s petition also challenges the USDA’s multiple federal statute violations—including Endangered Species Act violations—in implementing its Wildlife Services program. Lara began her academic career studying Evolutionary Biology and Ecology at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
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The Energy Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Specifically, the Court of Appeals concluded that the use of the words “harass” and “harm” in the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act results in those statutes including negligent and unintentional acts within the definition of “take,” and found it persuasive that the MBTA does not include those words among the prohibited acts.
Law Columbia
JULY 6, 2017
The court rejected the argument that claims against the original and 2012 versions of the LCFS were moot, noting that these earlier versions affected how credits were calculated under the 2015 version. The government also asserted that the MBTA and Eagle Act claims were barred by controlling precedent.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
In the 1980s and ‘90s, three salmon and suckerfish species that call the Klamath Basin home were listed under the Endangered Species Act, a move that required USBR to limit surface water for farming during droughts to protect the fishes’ habitats.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. Circuit Court of Appeals sent the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards rule back to EPA after finding that EPA failed to comply with requirements of the Endangered Species Act. 2012 CA 008263 B (D.C.
Law Columbia
JUNE 6, 2023
2012) ; Cal. Environmental organizations and an indigenous group filed two lawsuits challenging BLM’s decision to move forward with the Willow project. According to the Ninth Circuit, “[a]ny possible effect, whether beneficial, benign, adverse, or of an undetermined character” triggers the requirement. See Karuk Tribe of California v.
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