The Department of Interior has a site concerning the "Myths and Realities About the Proposed ESA Regulations," available here. … ...
This article from azcentral.com makes, directly and indirectly, a number of rather gross errors in describing the potential effect of the proposed ESA regulatory changes. For example, the article observes that "the rules, which are being pushed through administratively without congressional input, would limit the oversight the U.S. Fish ...
On Monday, Judge Wanger of the Eastern District of California upheld, in California State Grange v. National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS's listing of five distinct population segments (DPSs) of steelhead trout (O. mykiss). PLF represents the plaintiffs, a coalition of timber, agricultural, and municipal water interests. The cas ...
There's going to be a town hall meeting in Baldwin Park tonight to discuss the city's plan to condemn several hundred homes for redevelopment. … ...
So implies a recent study published in PLoS Biology and discussed here. This finding is significant, given the immense amount of litigation in the Pacific Northwest over the effect of hydroelectric power dams on ESA-listed salmon populations. The study's principal conclusion is that adverse ocean conditions, not dams, is likely th ...
At Uncommon Ground, Kent has expressed skepticism over the proposed Section 7 consultation regulations. In particular, he points to NOAA's recent notification of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that the approval of a natural gas terminal required Endangered Species Act consultations, and then asks, "What d ...
Redevelopment bureaucrats in Long Beach, California, have overseen the destruction of Acres of Books, a bookstore that's served the community for almost 75 years. More at the California Alliance for Property Rights. … ...
Yesterday the Service released its draft EA on the proposed regulatory amendments governing Section 7 consultation. The EA is required under the National Environmental Policy Act. The Interior Department website has an excellent fact sheet explaining common misunderstandings regarding the nature and scope of the proposed amendme ...
An editorial in today's Bangor Daily News criticizes the proposal to streamline review of federally approved projects that will not have an adverse effect on protected endangered species: In August, the administration, through the Departments of Commerce and Interior, proposed to eliminate a key provision of the act, which requires agencies tha ...