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.

Endangered Species Act 52

Endangered Species Act Climate Change Regulations Sea Level 52

Law Columbia

JUNE 6, 2023

However, detection and attribution methods can also be used to quantify the relationship between a specific GHG contribution and specific consequences of climate change, such as temperature and sea level rise. There are many other pathways through which climate change can affect these species (e.g., USFS (9th Cir. 2012) ; Cal.

Climate Change 64

Climate Change Fossil Fuels 2008 Sea Level 64

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

Montana Federal Court Vacated Nationwide Permit Due to Corps of Engineers Failure to Initiate Consultation Under Endangered Species Act. The court found that there was “resounding evidence” in the record that authorized discharges may affect endangered and threatened species and critical habitat and that the U.S.

2020 40

2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

The plaintiffs asserted Endangered Species Act claims, focusing on the federal agencies’ consideration of impacts on grizzly bears and bull trout; the plaintiffs alleged that bull trout are “particularly vulnerable” to climate change because they require cold water to spawn and rear. The groups alleged that the U.S.

2021 40

2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40