ESA Blawg
"Includes federal register and case law summaries, editorial-style 'ESA musings,' and hundreds of links to useful resources on endangered and threatened species."
Author: Keith Rizzardi is a managing attorney for the South Florida Water Management District.
Blawg Related Categories: Administrative Law • Environmental Law
Recent Posts from ESA Blawg
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Bat-related biological breakthrough reminds us why we need the ESA
This week, in The FESEBJ Journal (published by the The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology), an article discusses a potentially age-defying discovery. According to a team of Texas researchers, two long-lived bat species…
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Even without site-specific facts, U.S. District Court Judge says USDA's informal consultation on programmatic forestry rule revisions failed to comply with ESA
Citizens for Better Forestry v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, No. C 08-1927 CW (N.D. Cal. June 30, 2009) BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs Citizens for Better Forestry, et al. (collectively, Citizens) charge Defendants United States Department of Agriculture…
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More litigation, more politics, and more media attention, but less water and no solutions in the Sacramento Delta
Add EPA to the list of federal agencies tangled up in the Sacramento Delta disputes. The Environmental Protection Agency is settling litigation accusing the agency of failing to comply with the Endangered Species Act ,…
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In response to petition, FWS finds that once abundant northern leopard frog population may require listing
74 Fed. Reg. 31389 /Vol. 74, No. 125 / Wednesday, July 1, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 / Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day…
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FWS proposed revised critical habitat for Spreading Navarretia
74 Fed. Reg. 27588 / Vol. 74, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 10, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 / Endangered and Threatened…
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NOAA provides notice of "intent to proceed" with critical habitat revisions for Hawaiian monk seal
74 Fed. Reg. 27988 / Vol. 74, No. 112 / Friday, June 12, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / 50 CFR Part 226 / Endangered and Threatened…
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NOAA notices draft guidance on Pacific Northwest salmon recovery monitoring
74 Fed. Reg. 31008 / Vol. 74, No. 123 / Monday, June 29, 2009 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Endangered and Threatened Species: Notice of Availability for Public…
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FWS proposes listing of, and critical habitat for, Georgia Pigtoe Mussel, Interrupted Rocksnail, and Rough Hornsnail
74 Fed. Reg. 31114 / Vol. 74, No. 123 / Monday, June 29, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 / Endangered and Threatened…
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FWS rejects petition to delist Lost River and shortnose suckers, but FWS still intends to downlist the Lost River sucker in the Klamath Basin
74 Fed. Reg. 30996 / Vol. 74, No. 123 / Monday, June 29, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 / Endangered and Threatened…
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FWS revises, and reduces, critical habitat for Quino checkerspot butterfly
74 Fed. Reg. 28776 / Vol. 74, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 17, 2009 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 / Endangered and…