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New “Habitat” Rule for the Endangered Species Act Finalized

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Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") and the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") (collectively, the "Services") finalized a rule defining the term "habitat" as used for designating "critical habitat" under the Endangered Species Act (the "ESA").

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Wind Energy Projects Challenged by Neighboring Residents in Two Federal District Court Cases Decided on the Same Day

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Read More » Tags: Administrative Procedures Act , Citizen Suit , Climate Change , Endangered Species Act , Energy , NEPA , Permits , Standing

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SCOTUS Further Defines Deliberative Process Documents Exempt From FOIA

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Read More » Tags: Endangered Species Act , FOIA , Rulemaking. Fish and Wildlife service (“FWS”) and National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, the “Services”) fall within this deliberative process privilege exemption.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

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Biden administration proposed repealing Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have expressed concerns over the total price tag of the budget reconciliation bill. . House passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Executive Branch. Lawmakers also allocate $9.7

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The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

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Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica obtained data from Columbia Basin Research at the University of Washington describing fish in several salmon and steelhead trout populations that were embedded with electronic tags. Only a portion of the salmon released each year are tagged. This estimate of ocean survival has some caveats.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners

PA Environment Daily

Her efforts directly assisted with the conservation and recovery of this species under the Endangered Species Act. Fish and Wildlife Service where she contributes to data management and field surveys for the threatened Yellow-Billed Cuckoo in Tucson, Arizona.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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Scientific provisions in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee bill is largely similar to the House bill: The Fish and Wildlife Service receives $200 million for Endangered Species Act recovery plans and $9.7 This bill allows fishermen to exchange lionfish tails for fishing tags for other species.

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