Columbia Climate Law
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and NOAA Marine Fisheries (NMFS) issued a sweeping proposal to amend key provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), including provisions pertaining to listing decisions, critical habitat designations, and interagency consultations. By Jessica Wentz. In July, the U.S.
HumanNature
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Polar bears were the first species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act proactively. That is, they were listed based on the preponderance of evidence supporting climate change and its effect on their sea ice habitat, and not because their numbers at the time of the 2008 listing were dire 1.
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Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Since 2009, this area has experienced Vietnam’s highest rate of emigration. . And it isn’t just farming — the flow of sediment influences ecosystems within the Mekong’s tributaries, including the health and movement of fish species. Farmers in the delta have already been forced to abandon rice for shrimp farming.
Environmental Progress
JULY 29, 2020
In 2009, Cambridge physicist David MacKay showed that providing energy to the UK with 100 percent renewables would require a greater area than the landmass of the entire country. Wind developers are allowed to self-report violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
ESA
MARCH 20, 2023
White House: The United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is requesting input to create an updated version of the 2009 “Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science” report. USGRP aims to include advances in climate and social science since 2009 and adds a focus on informed climate decisions.
Legal Planet
JULY 31, 2022
And the provision makes clear that it does not alter existing laws (such as the National Environmental Policy Act or the Endangered Species Act) that groups opposing oil and gas projects currently rely on. Second, the provision only requires leases to be offered at sale.
Law Columbia
JUNE 6, 2023
Environmental organizations and an indigenous group filed two lawsuits challenging BLM’s decision to move forward with the Willow project. According to the Ninth Circuit, “[a]ny possible effect, whether beneficial, benign, adverse, or of an undetermined character” triggers the requirement. See Karuk Tribe of California v. USFS (9th Cir. 2012) ; Cal.
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