Legal Planet

JUNE 6, 2022

A California appeals court ruled last week that bumblebees are fish and are therefore protected by the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The root of the problem is the way different parts of California law fit together. There’s a definition of fish elsewhere in that law that sweeps pretty broadly.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Ontario had one of the strongest endangered species laws in the world because the people of Ontario care about our natural heritage. And now the government has a new proposal – and it’s terrible for endangered species. TELL ONTARIO NOT TO BY-PASS THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT .

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

The same is true in environmental law. In each case, there’s been a legal struggle about how to interpret that key period. Was it a fundamental paradigm shift, re-centering the law on new values? With all this in mind, here are the cases that I see as making up the canon and anti-canons of environmental law.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 25, 2022

Ontario Court of Appeals decision upholds vital habitat protection provision under province’s Endangered Species Act. Ecojustice, acting on behalf of Environmental Defence and Ontario Nature, intervened in the case. Plant and animal species are the foundation of a healthy ecosystem. Toronto, Ont./ Ecojustice?uses

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Columbia Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2022

A successful partnership also requires clear communication about what is needed, what can be delivered and a commitment to follow through on promises. With degrees in environmental science and the law, Sligh has a foot in both the science and policy worlds and a unique perspective on their intersection. Gaining new skills.

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Endangered Species Law

JANUARY 5, 2022

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has issued a final rule listing the Panama City crayfish ( Procambarus econfinae ) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), along with a section 4(d) rule limiting take of the species.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This year marks the 50 th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a critical law that protects our country’s most imperiled species on land and at sea. This anniversary sends me back in time to reflect on the history that gave birth to this law.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Last month, I served on a panel for the State Bar of Texas Environmental Law Superconference, which focused on an important recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court. 19-0036) , Texas’ highest court provided a memorable example of the interaction of law and ethics rules. Compliance with law is a duty of each person, including lawyers.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Leading up to the position, Kate had practiced environmental law but found herself looking for something different. 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. We are going to have to make [.]

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 11, 2022

Ontario court examines key habitat protection provisions under province’s Endangered Species Act. It is critical the court adopt a robust interpretation of the ESA to protect vulnerable species like the piping plover and hold those who mistreat the environment to account. Ecojustice, Environmental Defence, Ontario Nature.

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MGKF Law

MARCH 14, 2021

The Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requires federal agencies to produce certain documents upon request to the general public unless one of nine exemptions applies. Read More » Tags: Endangered Species Act , FOIA , Rulemaking. Sierra Club, Inc. ,

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

This has led to increased interest in using the oceans which have already absorbed about 30% of human carbon dioxide emissions since the Industrial Revolution. federal laws dealing specifically with seaweed cultivation, various general environmental and other laws could apply to projects. Potentially applicable U.S.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

More to the point, why am I blogging about a cut and dried case such as this? The post Our Environmental Statutes Are Broken first appeared on Law and the Environment. Indeed, EPA has stated publicly that, at least through 2030, it will perform effects determinations only when ordered to do by a court.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 18, 2016

While many law students graduate and become litigators, judges, or an attorney who plays another role in the judicial branch, some law students set their sights on the other two branches of government – the legislative and executive branches. These lobbyists play an integral role in the law making process. By Elizabeth Smith.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 10, 2022

Learn more about Keep Washington Evergreen from DNR. Salmon Recovery Despite the best efforts of many across our state, salmon species continue to be threatened and on the brink of extinction. In even-numbered years like 2022, lawmakers focus on relatively small budget requests, “fixes” and limited policy proposals.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Sponsored Content.

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MARCH 2, 2016

the CECIL Act. which includes an amendment to the Endangered Species Act and a government-funded study on the pros and cons of trophy hunting. Candidate Species. The purpose of the amendment is to change which species the importation and exportation provision of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects.

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Montrose

JULY 6, 2021

EI’s environmental expertise includes wetlands and water compliance, restoration and revegetation services, and permitting under the Clean Water Act and federal and state Endangered Species Acts. About Montrose. We’re excited to take things to the next level.”.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

At that same time, EPA made a formal finding that the pesticides jeopardize the survival or critical habitat of endangered bees. That finding brings into play the Endangered Species Act in addition to EPA’S general authority over pesticides. Valentine’s Day is not just a day about dating and romance.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Wind and solar farms often spark siting battles between local residents who welcome renewable energy projects and their neighbors who are concerned about visual or other impacts. In contrast to the natural gas permitting scheme, no federal law provides a specific approval process for siting oil pipelines.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The Center for Biological Diversity recently filed a rulemaking petition with US Department of Agriculture about the agency’s rogue animal “control” program. And these are just the practices we know about. Department of Agriculture (USDA) about one of USDA’s many dirty little secrets; and none too soon. Summary: . with the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

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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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. A threatened species is one that is “likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.”

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. A number of different parties had lined up on either side of the issue of whether EPA’s stay was lawful. and non-U.S. United States , No.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

VJEL Newsroom Published: Volume 25, Issue 1 of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law By VJEL November 8, 2023 The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 25, Issue 1. Their contributions continue to add exemplary and accessible work to the environmental law field.

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Ocean Conservancy

AUGUST 19, 2022

Kirsten is entering her fourth year as a joint Law (JD) and Master of Environmental Management (MEM) student at Vermont Law & Graduate School and the Yale School of the Environment. Her work focuses on climate change litigation, ocean law and policy, and renewable energy. . © NOAA.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 2, 2022

By Environmental Defence’s count, the last several years have witnessed over 10 major changes to laws, regulations and policies that have rolled back protection for nature and wildlife in Ontario. Endangered species are the rarest and most vulnerable plants and animals.By Photo by James Diedrick via Flickr Creative Commons.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

In the previous three years, Congress had passed NEPA, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act. Continuing the legislative wave, 1973 saw the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA. One subject stood outside the political turmoil: environmental law. The first EPA Administrator took office in 1971.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

About a century later, Congress terminated federal recognition of the Tribes and wiped their reservation off the map; today, the Tribes are trying to buy it back gradually, as land becomes available. Today, the three groups are officially referred to collectively as the Klamath Tribes. But year after year it’s self-defeating.”.

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Acoel

JUNE 23, 2021

This required federal and state permits under the PA Clean Streams Law (PA’s equivalent to the CWA) and 404 permits under the CWA. The state permitting process triggered reviews of state protected species. It was also located in an area potentially inhabited by the Indiana Bat, an endangered species.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

If you are interested in being featured in media advisories and serving as an expert for journalists writing about COP 27 or COP15, please complete this form. Rob Portman (R-OH) reauthorizes the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Act through FY 2027 and authorizes $20 million a year for the program. Another amendment from Sen.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Sabin Center submitted an amicus brief supporting this claim and explaining how climate change attribution and detection research can be used to assess the effect of project-level emissions on sea ice declines within the habitat ranges of these species. Decision at 101-102.)

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Vermont Law

MAY 2, 2023

But the company has not been as forthcoming about the environmental harms expected to follow. The environmental review for the project estimated a release of about 9.2 The North Slope provides critical habitat to many species , including caribou, waterfowl, and even polar bears. million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.

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Brag

APRIL 18, 2022

EPA “also has significant responsibility under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to screen new pesticides before they reach the market and ensure pesticides already in commerce are safe.” Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act). Commentary.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Circuit Ruled that EPA Must Consider Endangered Species in Setting Renewable Fuel Standards. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. Jewell , No.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 8, 2017

With President Donald Trump in the White House, his administration has taken measures to ensure that the construction of the wall is not sidetracked by environmental laws and regulations. Click on the photo for a video about this issue with article co-author Dillon Post. environmental laws and regulations, too.

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