JD Supra

FWS and NMFS Propose to Eliminate Habitat Loss From the Definition of "Harm" Under the ESA: Is This the "Best Meaning" of the ESA?

Earlier this week, my colleagues Adam Kahn and Kevin Chen posted about the proposed rule issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service that would rescind the ...
E&E

Feds overturn Trump-era endangered species ‘habitat’ definition

Now, critical habitat can include areas where a protected species doesn’t live but could find hospitable. The Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries today rescinded a Trump-era definition of ...
Yahoo

How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Green sea turtles, like this hatchling in Florida, are endangered due in part to habitat destruction and fishing nets. Keenan ...
Courthouse News Service

Interior department proposal could end habitat protections for endangered species

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service downgraded the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened on Oct. 24, 2024. (Renee Bodine/USFWS) (CN) — The U.S. Department of the Interior on Wednesday ...
JD Supra

"Harm" Redefined: "Habitat Modification" Could Be Cut from Endangered Species Act Regulations

The ESA prohibits the "take" of endangered species without a permit, 2 and the U.S. Congress explicitly defined the term "take" in the statute to mean "to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, ...
The Conversation

Habitat loss and over‑exploitation are leading to a decline in salmon populations

One-quarter of freshwater animals are now threatened with extinction, and population declines in fresh waters outpace those in marine and terrestrial systems. Reports of salmonid fish decline are ...