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More coverage on Santa Barbara "Naples Project" Lawsuit

November 26, 2008 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

From the Santa Barbara Independent. … ...

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Mexican gartner snake designated a candidate species

November 26, 2008 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

CBD upset by the designation—litigation in the offing? … ...

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more "Bush hates the environment" rhetoric

November 26, 2008 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

NRDC's Josh Mogerman has an idea for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Obama administration. "Under current leadership, the FWS has been directed towards an all-out assault on the ESA and its scientific focus," so the solution according to Mogerman consists of three words: Let’s just change the tone. Send the si ...

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children's ballpark runs into the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act

November 25, 2008 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Today's Boston Globe contains an interesting story on how a good idea got entangled in a bureaucratic mess.  Nearly ten years is apparently not enough to get a project for the benefit of children approved under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act.  Babe Ruth would not be happy: Babe Ruth's only living daughter, Julia Ruth S ...

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New Coastal Commission Documentary Expose

November 24, 2008 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Sins of Commission, by Richard Oshen. … ...

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Lawsuit filed to stop Santa Barbara project

November 24, 2008 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

The plaintiffs are Surfrider Foundation et al, the project would allow development of 71 homes of approximately 7,500 to 10,000 square feet each, plus accessory structures.  One of the bases for the lawsuit is the contention that the County's approval of the project violates the Coastal Act.  Read more here. … ...

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PLF TV Commentary on the ESA regulatory changes

November 22, 2008 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

From KGO TV in San Francisco. … ...

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delta smelt litigation update

November 21, 2008 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Earlier this week in the federal delta smelt litigation, Judge Wanger declined to invalidate several water contracts that affect the use of water in and around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Environmentalists had sued based on the alleged negative impact the contractual water deliveries have on the endangered delta smelt.  Judg ...

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status of proposed Section 7 regulations

November 21, 2008 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

The Oregonian reports that Bush administration officials "do not plan to finalize revisions of the Endangered Species Act this week, contradicting news reports saying that they would push the revisions through by Friday so a new administration could not easily undo them." Thanks to ESA blawg's Keith Rizzardi for the pointer. There is ...