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US Fish And Wildlife & Service Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Listing Of Eastern Hellbender As Endangered

PA Environment Daily

Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. The other subspecies, the Ozark hellbender, occurs in Missouri and Arkansas and was listed as an endangered species in 2011.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing Oblong Rocksnail, Once Believed Extinct

Endangered Species Law

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed listing the oblong rocksnail ( Leptoxis compacta ) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In 2011, a population was discovered which inhabits a 5.6 river mile stretch of the Cahaba River about 10 miles south of Birmingham.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Sentencing was scheduled for February 3, 2017. United States v. Ruffatto , No.

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Climate Attribution and the Willow Project: Federal Obligations to Evaluate the Effects of Fossil Fuel Leasing on Endangered Species

Law Columbia

2011) ; Regehr et al. There is also research on the adverse effects of sea ice loss on seals and other ice-dependent species. The Biden administration’s approval of the project appears to contravene President Biden’s campaign promise to stop oil drilling on federal lands. See, e.g., IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.3 3 ; Laidre et al.

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Pulling the Teeth Out of the Endangered Species Act

Vermont Law

Endangered Species Act. is “the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species ever enacted by any nation” according to the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case. Pulling the Teeth Out of the Endangered Species Act. Tennessee Valley Authority v.

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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar, a price rise that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas.

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Using Attribution Science to Evaluate the Effects of Oil and Gas Emissions on Endangered and Threatened Species

Law Columbia

2011) ; Regehr et al. There is also research on the adverse effects of sea ice loss on seals and other ice-dependent species. Environmental organizations and an indigenous group filed two lawsuits challenging BLM’s decision to move forward with the Willow project. See, e.g., IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.3 3 ; Laidre et al. 2018) ; Tartu et al.