The California Endangered Species Act requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct status reviews of species listed as endangered or threatened every five years. The Department has abdicated this duty for 233 species. PLF sued to enforce the law, and will make its case in San Diego Superior Court this Friday. … ...
Justice Scalia once quipped that the rule of law is a law of rules. One rule, codified in the California Endangered Species Act, requires the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct status reviews for species listed as threatened or endangered. The Department has failed to conduct such reviews for over two hundred species. … ...
You’d think that California would want to comply with laws that protect the environment. But that’s not always the case. The California Endangered Species Act (CESA) requires the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct status reviews of species listed as threatened or endangered once every five years. The Department has fa ...