Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 24, 2009, 6:15 pm
Panthers vs. Palm Trees?  Yup.  And the panther won -- thanks to stimulus funds! -- as explained by Mother Nature Network, relying on information from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: "If y...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 23, 2009, 6:52 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 61100 (Monday, November 23, 2009)/ Volume 74, Number 224 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Pl...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 20, 2009, 7:21 pm
The Sierra Club today is calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help the Florida panther survive global warming by protecting its habitat, the non-profit organization announced in the Press ...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 20, 2009, 6:19 pm
The Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance v. U.S. Department of the Interior Civil Action No. 09-236-RCL, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105300 (D.D.C., November 4, 2009) BACKGROUND: At issue is whethe...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 20, 2009, 6:07 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 59956 / Vol. 74, No. 222 / Thursday, November 19, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 18, 2009, 8:27 pm
Animal Welfare Institute v. Martin, CV-08-267-B-W, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105268 (D. Me., November 10, 2009) BACKGROUND. On March 24, 2000, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) designat...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 18, 2009, 8:22 pm
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. U.S. Forest Service, No. 08-35841, 2009 WL 3600522 (9th Cir. Nov. 2, 2009) BACKGROUND: On April 16, 2007, Forest Supervisor Paul Bradford signed the Northeast Yaak Re...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 18, 2009, 8:10 pm
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Forest Service, No. CV-09-8116-PHX-FJM, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103382 (D. Az. Nov. 5, 2009) BACKGROUND:  The Warm Fire was started by lightning on June 8, ...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 17, 2009, 8:56 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 59443-59472 (November 17, 2009) / Volume 74, Number 220 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife an...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 13, 2009, 6:01 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 58245 / Vol. 74, No. 217 /Thursday, November 12, 2009 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Endangered and Threatened Species: Recovery Plan ...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 12, 2009, 11:10 pm
Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar and Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana are celebrating the delisting of the brown pelican, a bird species with a global population estimate of more than 620,000 birds. S...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 8, 2009, 9:05 pm
National Wildlife Federation v. Souza, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99674 (S.D. Fla., Oct. 23, 2009) BACKGROUND: In 2007, the Corps issued a Clean Water Act ("CWA") � 404 permit to J.D. Nicewonder. Such p...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Nov 3, 2009, 6:55 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 56770 / Vol. 74, No. 211 / Tuesday, November 3, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; ...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 30, 2009, 7:59 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 56058 / Vol. 74, No. 208 / Thursday, October 29, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 30, 2009, 7:45 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 55524 / Vol. 74, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 28, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 27, 2009, 8:14 pm
The Delta Smelt Consolidated Cases, 2009 WL 3273843 (E.D. Cal., Oct. 8, 2009) INTRO: This case concerns the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) December 15, 2008 biological opinion (B...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 27, 2009, 7:48 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 55177 / Vol. 74, No. 206 / Tuesday, October 27, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 22, 2009, 5:06 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 53683 / Vol. 74, No. 201 / Tuesday, October 20, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / 50 CFR Part 223 Endangered and Threatened ...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 22, 2009, 4:50 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 53999 / Vol. 74, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 21, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plan...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 15, 2009, 9:26 pm
 “FWS represents only about 7 percent of total federal expenditures related to the Endangered Species Act,” John Platt recently explained in his Scientific American article reviewing ...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 15, 2009, 9:00 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 52612 / Vol. 74, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 13, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plan...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 15, 2009, 8:50 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 52014 / Vol. 74, No. 194 / Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and P...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Oct 15, 2009, 8:42 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 52300 / Vol. 74, No. 195 / Friday, October 9, 2009 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / 50 CFR Part 226 Endangered and Thre...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 30, 2009, 9:48 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 49842 / Vol. 74, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 29, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Pl...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 27, 2009, 3:09 pm
Fisher v. Salazar,- - F.Supp.2d - -, 2009 WL 3030736 (N.D.Fla.)(William Stafford, District Judge) INTRO: The plaintiffs, Paul and Gayle Fisher (the "Fishers") and Perdido Key Property Rights, Inc. ("...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 27, 2009, 10:22 am
74 Fed. Reg. 48215 / Vol. 74, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 22, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 27, 2009, 10:08 am
74 Fed. Reg. 48284 / Vol. 74, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 22, 2009 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Recovery ...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 17, 2009, 8:01 pm
Arctic and polar regions continue to be hotspots for Endangered Species Act news.  CNSnews.com reports that theInternational Fund for Animal Welfareon Tuesday filed a petition with the U.S. Fish ...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 17, 2009, 6:37 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 47483 / Vol. 74, No. 178 / Wednesday, September 16, 2009 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 16, 2009, 7:51 pm
In May 2009, U.S. District Court Judge James A. Redden appeared ready to rule against the Federal Defendants in the ongoing litigation over the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS), and its imp...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 16, 2009, 7:50 pm
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission is revisiting -- again -- the way it categorizes species for special protection.  The Orlando Sentinel reports that FWCC may use the same endangered and thr...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 15, 2009, 8:45 pm
"The Obama administration is moving to accelerate Endangered Species Act," says the New York Times, and the administration will be embracing an ecosystem approach, allowing for decisions on multiple s...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 15, 2009, 8:32 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 46914 / Vol. 74, No. 176 / Monday, September 14, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Cha...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 15, 2009, 8:14 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 46548 / Vol. 74, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Fin...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 15, 2009, 7:25 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 46930 / Vol. 74, No. 176 / Monday, September 14, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Parts 222 & 223 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; S...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 9, 2009, 7:12 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 46401 / Vol. 74, No. 173 /Wednesday, September 9, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Find...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 6, 2009, 9:22 pm
A reader recently sent me a note to let me know how much he appreciates this law blog, and he also told me that he nominated ESA blawg as one of the American Bar Association's Top 100 niche blawgs...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 6, 2009, 9:06 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 45353 / Vol. 74, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 2, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / 50 CFR Part 226 Endangered and Threatened Species; Cri...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 6, 2009, 8:52 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 45649 / Vol. 74, No. 170 / Thursday, September 3, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus ...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Sep 6, 2009, 8:16 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 45396 / Vol. 74, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 2, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month F...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 30, 2009, 3:00 pm
A tale of two docks.  In a recent Oregon case, Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. National Marine Fisheries Service, No. CV 08-939-MO, 2009 WL 2486039 (D. Or., Aug. 12, 2009), the U.S. Arm...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 30, 2009, 2:26 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 44335 / Vol. 74, No. 166 / Friday, August 28, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Findin...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 26, 2009, 9:04 pm
73 Fed. Reg. 43092 / Vol. 74, No. 164 / Wednesday, August 26, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Pla...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 25, 2009, 8:52 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 41662 / Vol. 74, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 18, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 / Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 13, 2009, 10:08 pm
From New England to New Mexico, and the Pacific Northwest to Florida, with a dose of Texas an West Virginia too, the Endangered Species Act made news nationwide this week.  An excellent article i...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 12, 2009, 8:40 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 40649-40683 (August 12, 2009) / Volume 74, Number 154 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 / Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plan...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 12, 2009, 8:29 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 40568 (August 12, 2009) / Volume 74, Number 154 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce / End...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 11, 2009, 8:23 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 39903 / Vol. 74, No. 152 / Monday, August 10, 2009 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / 50 CFR Part 226 / Endangered and Threa...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 11, 2009, 7:38 pm
74 Fed. Reg. 40132 / Vol. 74, No. 153 / Tuesday, August 11, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service / 50 CFR Part 17 / Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants...
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Keith R. posted an article on ESA blawg - Aug 8, 2009, 11:13 pm
Wind farms and the Endangered Species Act continue on their collision course.  Horizon Wind Energy has suspended development of the Simpson Ridge wind farm in Carbon County because of Wyoming'...
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