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Information You Need To Know About -
The Endangered Species Act
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House Resource Committee to hold ESA Hearing on The Klamath Project - July 17, 2004 Press Release
Testimony of Dan Keppen On Behalf of the Klamath Water Users Association - Submitted to the Subcommittee on Water and Power - July 17th Hearing
Klamath Basin Farmer Bill Kennedy writes to Congressman Pombo: Enhance the Endangered Species Act |
PERC Report: Accounting for Species - The True Costs of the Endangered Species Act
The
Problems with the
Endangered Species Act
USF&WS: Endangered Species Expenditure Reports 1996 - 2004
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service:
Recovery Online Activity Reporting
System (ROAR) Recovery Plan Information Search
New
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What happens when a protected species starts eating another protected species? "The Restoration Paradox" by Ed Hunt Tidepool Feature Article |
'Endangered Species' Cost USA Billions by Alan Caruba |
| Commerce Clause Over-ruled (No Federal Power Within a State) plus 9th Circuit Court Ruling |
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
the Human Dimension |
| House
Resource Committee Reports: Examples
of Species Delisted and Downlisted Because of Inaccurate Data
Field
or Empirical Data Often Proves |
Unspoken
Issues of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by Ric Frost,
M.S. Agricultural Economics - |
| Economics and the Endangered Species Act | Julie Smithson: The Many Facets of The Endangered Species Act (updated version) August 27, 2005 |
| GAO Report: Endangered Species: Despite Consultation Improvement Efforts in the Pacific Northwest, Concerns Persist About the Process | USF&W State Maps of Endangered Species |
| The Center for Biological Diversity: Since 1984 staff members of the Center have been successful in obtaining ESA protection for 329 species | Endangered? Property rights - from the Lima, Ohio News 1/02/04 |
| HR
1662 (Walden, R-OR) Endangered Species Act revisions. Will add a
greater role for the states and require more thorough biological
evidence of a species being endangered before it can be listed as
endangered. Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of
2003 - .pdf file
S.
369 S 2009 (Smith, R-OR) Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2004 HR 1965 (Gibbons, R-NV) Proposes to amend the Endangered Species Act to limit its application on military land or private land and to provide incentives for voluntary habitat maintenance. HR 1299 (109th Congress) Critical Habitat Enhancement Act of 2005 |
GAO Report: Endangered
Species: Fish and Wildlife Service Uses Best Available Science
to Make Listing Decisions but Additional Guidance Needed for Critical
Habitat Designations. GAO-03-803, August 29,2003
GAO Report: Endangered Species: More Federal Management Attention Is Needed to Improve the Consultation Process GAO-04-93 March, 2004 .pdf |
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ESA
30th Anniversary - Recipe For Reform - by Jim
Beers
Species Act reform may be possible - AP published December 28, 2003 |
The ESA Choice: Flies or our Families? Compiled by the National Endangered Species Act Coalition (NESARC)
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| U.S.
Fish Wildlife Service (USFWS) Endangered
Species Information
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Recovery and Delisting of Endangered Species Programs |
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Endangered Species Information |
| The ESA at 30: A Mandate for Modernization by Richard Pombo | H.R. 2933 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to reform the process for designating critical habitat under that Act. |
| Another View: ESA Scandal - from the Colorado Springs Gazette May 3, 2004 | The American Enterprise: Reining in the Endangered Species Act By Marni Soupcoff |
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Biodiversity Discovered - Solving the Mystery of the Global Species Count and Exploding the Myth of the Sixth Extinction by Thomas W. Kral "At most, there are 3.63 million species and the extinction rate is 3 to 5 species annually . . . ." |
NWI Report: Conservation Under the Endangered Species Act: A Promise Broken "The Act's inadequate scientific standards and its non-scientific definition of species lead to subjectivity, inconsistency and erroneous decisions that impede success of the endangered species program" |
| Congressman Walden Shares Views with the National Water Resources Association (NWRA) on Improving Endangered Species Act | The Heartland Institute - Mouse that Cost Economy $100 Million May Never Have Existed - by Jay Lehr, Ph.D. |
| Endangered Species Act needs revising by Stanislaus County Supervisors Grover & Mayfield | House Resource Committee: Frivolous environmental lawsuits hurt economy, environment, and taxpayer |
| USGS: Endangered
and Threatened Species Recovery Program Report to Congress - 1992
USGS: Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species Report to Congress - 1994 |
Jim Beers: Amending the Endangered Species Act November 11, 2004 |
| PLF: PLF Launches Sweeping Lawsuit Challenging Critical Habitat for 48 Species in California November 15, 2004 | Delta Farm Press, Savannah, GA: Efforts made to improve endangered species rule Nov 15, 2004 |
| Grist Magazine: GOP has set its sights on revamping the Endangered Species Act |
Jim Beers: Reforming the Endangered Species Act Jim Beers: Species Jim Beers: Trojan Horses Jim Beers: Seals Ahoy! Analyzing Propaganda Jim Beers: Reforming the ESA - Stay Awake Jim Beers: Endangered Species Today - February, 2005 |
| Center for Environmental Education: Internet database focuses on endangered species | Possible Supreme Court Case Could Gut the ESA! January 26, 2005 |
| Annapolis: Group
making a point with 'endangered' snakehead January 26, 2005
Capital Press: Is
ESA broken? Reform efforts under way in Congress March 11,
2005 |
1980
US Court of Appeals decision that States, not Federal Agencies Should
Manage Resident Species
1979 Alaskan Case - States Should Manage Resident Species |
| Beers: Eastern Spotted Owl - the ginseng plant |
Sarah Young-Teskey: Common Sense Needed in the Endangered Species Act February 21, 2005 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation: Endangered Species Act Finally Meets the Fifth Amendment February 21, 2005 | National Center for Policy Analysis: Private Initiatives Preserve Species .pdf |
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Paula Easley: Endangered Species Act . . . Wildlife law is an 800-pound gorilla March 1, 2005 |
The Monitor: Double Standard: Eco groups silent on federal fish kill March 15, 2005 |
| PERC: Nature Undisturbed - The Myth Behind the Endangered Species Act March 23, 2005 | Peyton Knight: Endangered Species Act: 30 years of Endangering People and Animals is Enough! March 23, 2005 |
| CA Farm Bureau: Commentary: 'ESA has a zero percent rate of success' by Richard Pombo April 6, 2005 | Blue Planet: How goes the ESA? By Dan Whipple April 6, 2005 |
| Jay Lehr, Ph.D.: How to Fix the Endangered Species Act April 7, 2005 | Washington Times: Westerners see poetic justice in saving snakehead April 11, 2005 |
| Henry Lamb: How to 'improve' the Endangered Species Act April 23, 2005 | Eric Englund: The Hypocrisy of Environmentalism April 25, 2005 |
| Herald and News: OIT to host (Miller Lake) lamprey meeting tonight April 26, 2005 | House Resource Committee: GAO Endangered Species Report: Little Reason to Expect Poor Recovery Record To Improve April 26, 2005 |
| PLF: Activists Must Prove Harm to Species, Not Just Allege It, to Invoke Endangered Species Act April 26, 2005 |
| AP: House Report Calls for Changes to Environmental Law Aug 1, 2006 | North Carolina Times: SDSU-led team finds habitat conservation plans overstate benefits for endangered species July 29, 2006 |
| Julie Smithson: Rural property rights, safety of people are what's endangered Aug 3, 2006 | Center for Biological Diversity: USF&WS Director to Illegally Deny Protection for 152 Imperiled Species Aug 3, 2006 |
| Idaho Mountain Express: Court overturns ruling on endangered species Aug 2, 2006 | USF&WS: State Wildlife Agencies Receive Grants to Work With Landowners to Conserve At-risk Species Aug 7, 2006 |
| Chattanoogan: Georgia Governor Testifies on Endangered Species Aug 8, 2006 | PERC: Environmental Bounty-Hunting - green groups abuse the legal system Aug 9, 2006 |
| AP: Meeting on Bush enviro proposal draws disparate views Aug 10, 2006 | AP: Judge orders Interior to take bald eagle off endangered list Aug 11, 2006 |
| Slate: Why conservation laws can kill the animals they're supposed to protect Aug 19, 2006 | NOAA: Conducting Survey on Options for Protecting Steller Sea Lions Aug 22, 2006 |
| Julie Smithson: Wolves as Real Estate Agents: Proof Positive Sept 1, 2006 | Prime Zone: New Book Pokes Fun at Endangered Species Sept 11, 2006 |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service: Updates List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act Listing Sept 12, 2006 | Andy Caldwell: The Endangered Species Act (& the CBD) Sept 14, 2006 |
| Washington Times: Dooming woods and wildlife Sept 17, 2006 | USFWS Press Release: Secretary Kempthorne Announces $67 Million in Grants to Support Land Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered Species Sept 26, 2006 |
| Deseret Morning News: Water leasing proposed to aid trout Oct 1, 2006 | Ontario, CA Daily Bulletin: Public tells its concern on fly Sept 30, 2006 |
| Texas Monitor: Editorial - Efforts to save species backfire Oct 4, 2006 | |
| Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders of Wildlife Report Spotlights 10 National Wildlife Refuges Threatened by Global Warming Oct 5, 2006 | AP: Scientist Warns of Species' Extinction Oct 6, 2006 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer: Endangered list is `where species go to die,' critics say Oct 6, 2006 | AP: Kempthorne returns to Idaho to 'listen,' gets earful on ESA Oct 10, 2006 |
| Idaho Statesman: Kempthorne lends an ear to Idahoans' conservation views Oct 10, 2006 | Idaho Mountain Express: Wolf howls prompt wilderness evacuation - Frightened Forest Service employees extracted Oct 11, 2006 |
| Sac Bee: Pombo stymied over Species Act Oct 16, 2006 | San Diego Union Tribune: Vernal pool protections must be readdressed Oct 23, 2006 |
| Washington Post: Bush Appointee Said to Reject Advice on Endangered Species Oct 30, 2006 | New Scientist: White House again accused of distorting science Nov 1, 2006 |
| Chico Enterprise Record: Judge tosses out decision to reduce vernal pool habitat Nov 4, 2006 | |
| Felice Pace: California officials propose California Endangered Species Act Exemption for Klamath River Nov 5, 2006 | Jim Beers: Thanking Russia: Wolves - Russian Realities & American Artifice Oct 29, 2006 |
| Jim Beers: More on Worldwide Wolves - Kindred Concepts Oct 29, 2006 | Defenders of Wildlife: Court Invalidates U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Exclusion of Nearly 900,000 Acres of Vernal Pool Critical Habitat Nov 4, 2006 |
| E&E News: ENDANGERED SPECIES: Effort to overhaul law sinks with its chief sponsor Nov 8, 2006 | Mountain States Legal Foundation: Remarks of William Perry Pendley before the Wyoming Water Association's Annual Meeting and Educational Seminar on ESA Oct, 2006 |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service Press Release: Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2007 Endangered Species Grants Dec 6, 2006 | US Newswire: Senators Crapo, Lincoln, Baucus, Grassley Praised by National Environmental Leaders for Introducing Bill to Help Save Endangered Species on Private Lands Dec 7, 2006 |
| Fresno Bee: Pombo's ouster puts easterner in charge of resources panel Dec 9, 2006 |
Julie Smithson: Important
Fishy Definitions Dec 14, 2006
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| Government Accounting Office: Report on USDA Conservation Programs Dec 14, 2006 | Washington Post: Bald Eagle to Be Taken Off Endangered List Dec 25, 2006 |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service Press Release: Interior Secretary Kempthorne Announces Proposal to List Polar Bears as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act Dec 27, 2006 | Senator James Inhofe Press Release: Polar bear proposal shows ESA is broken Jan 4, 2007 |
| Kieran Suckling, CBD: An icon for climate change: The polar bear Jan 4, 2006 | Missoulian: What's good for critters seems good for us Jan 8, 2007 |
| Grist Magazine: Supreme Court to examine Endangered Species Act Jan 9, 2007 | AP: Judge restores Klamath River salamander to threatened species list Jan 12, 2007 |
| Grand Junction Sentinel: Fight brewing over endangered fish Jan 14, 2007 | Time-Standard: Salamander dilemma: split or lump? Jan 18, 2007 |
| Townhall.com: The Forgotten Mammal - Humans Jan 26, 2007 | Columbia Basin Bulletin: Briefings Debate How Hatchery Salmon Fit With ESA Listings Jan 26, 2007 |
| Indybay: The Struggle for the Siskiyou Mountains Salamander Jan 25, 2007 | Pacific Legal Foundation: Lawsuit Targets Feds’ Proposed "Endangered" Listing of American Fisher in California and Pacific Northwest Jan 11, 2007 |
| New York Times: For Wolves, a Recovery May Not Be the Blessing It Seems Feb 5, 2007 | USF&WS Press Release: More than $2.1 Billion Requested by President Bush for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Feb 5, 2007 |
| USF&WS Press Release: Bald Eagle Deadline; June 29 New Date Feb 8, 2007 | Capital Press: ESA reform likely 'road kill' says Walden Feb 9, 2007 |
| Capital Press: Agricultural spokesmen: West needs ESA reform Feb 9, 2007 |
USF&WS Press Release:
Oregon
Zoo Establishes Endangered Species Justice Fund Feb 8,
2007
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| USF&WS Press Release: Interior Department Approves Plans by 56 U.S. States and Territories to Keep Species from Becoming Endangered Feb 16, 2007 | PEER: Federal Wildlife Enforcement is Leaderless and in Decline Feb 20, 2007 |
| Cattle Network: NCBA: Ranchers Applaud Introduction of ESA Reform Bill Feb 21, 2007 | Columbia Basin Bulletin: Craig Introduces Endangered Species Reform Act Feb 23, 2007 |
| Farm Bureau News: Farm Bureau Supports Endangered Species Recovery Act Feb 28, 2007 | Casper Star Tribune: Gov calls for tighter wildlife protection Feb 28, 2007 |
| Columbia Basin Bulletin: Crapo's ESA Tax Incentive Bill Has Bipartisan Support Mar 2, 2007 | Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation Group Calls Baucus-Crapo Endangered Species Tax Bill Historic Mar 2, 2007 |
| Press Release NewsWire: Bald Eagle Makes a Comeback; Proof at Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuge Mar 4, 2007 | Great Falls Tribune Editorial: Bill would help the Species Act itself recover Mar 7, 2007 |
| Marilyn Crockett: Testimony of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Proposed Listing of Polar Bear as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act Mar 1, 2007 | Tina Cunning: State of Alaska Testimony in Alaska to review listing the polar bear as an endangered species Mar 1, 2007 |
| Carl Portman: Testimony of Carl Portman concerning the polar bear population in Alaska Testimony of Carl Portman Deputy Director, Resource Development Council To U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Proposed Listing of Polar Bear on Endangered Species Act Mar 1, 2007 | Paula Easley: Will polar bears block development? Mar 3, 2007 |
| Earth Justice: Earthjustice supports listing of polar bear as threatened Mar 5, 2007 | Polar Bear Guest Editorial: Polar Bears Understand 'the Service' Mar 6, 2007 |
| Times-Standard: Thompson launches species recovery bill Mar 9, 2007 | Capital Press Editorial: Time to make ESA reform high priority Mar 9, 2007 |
| London Telegraph: Polar bears 'thriving as the Arctic warms up' Mar 9, 2007 | David Rubenson, Dean Millot, Marc Dean Millot, Gwen Farnsworth, Jerry Aroesty: More Than 25 Million Acres? DoD As a Federal, Natural, and Cultural Resource Manager .pdf 1996 |
| Denver Post Editorial: ESA Not quite as endangered now with Pombo gone Mar 14, 2007 | Eugene Register-Guard: Group threatens suit over Willamette's fish Mar 15, 2007 |
| AP: Endangered Species Act getting narrower limits Mar 17, 2007 | Dept of Interior Office of the Solicitor: The Meaning of "In Danger of Extinction Throughout All or a Significant Portion of its Range" .pdf Mar 16, 2007 |
| New York Times: All Creatures Great, Small ... and Endangered Mar 18, 2007 | Dept of the Interior Memo: Species Protections Should Be Based on Current, Not Historic Range Mar 2007 |
| California Progress Report: Judge Orders California Water Project Shut Down Because of Violation of California Endangered Species Act Mar 23, 2007 | AP: Interior chief: Energy development needn't hurt wildlife Mar 23, 2007 |
| Nebraska Farm Bureau: Adopt the carrot approach to endangered species recovery Mar 7, 2007 | EarthJustice
PR: Earthjustice
Defends ESA at Supreme Court
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| Western
Roundtable: Alert:
ESA Reform May Be Close! |
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| EarthJustice
PR:
Bush
Administration Moves to Gut Endangered Species Act
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Center for Biological Diversity PR:
Bush
Administration Unleashes Staggering Attack on Endangered Species
Act |
| Science Now: Endangered
Species Rewrite Underway |
LA Times: Endangered
Species Act changes in the works |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Press Release:
New
Attack on Endangered Species Act Poses Direct Threat to Pacific
Northwest Salmon Recovery Efforts |
AP: Government
Eyes Changes in Species Protection |
| Center for Biological Diversity PR:
Rare
Salamanders Will Finally Be Considered For Endangered Species
Act Protection |
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| New West: ESA: Too
Broke to Fix? |
Ayn Rand Institute: The
Endangered Species Act Should Be Revoked |
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CQ: Congress
Likely to Halt Proposal to Alter Endangered Species Act
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| New York Times: A
Law Not to Be Trifled With |
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| Daily Astorian Editorial: Wait!
There's more |
New West: Leaked
Document Could Change Endangered Species Act |
| Earth Justice Press Release:
Court
Ruling Protects Salmon and Clean Water from Harmful Logging
April 2, 2007 |
Former Congressman Bob Barr:
Why
put fish above our civil liberties? |
| USFWS
Press Release:
USFWS
Awards Grants to States to Conserve Imperiled Wildlife
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Center
for Biological Diversity Press Release: Polar
Bears Draw Record Public Response to Endangered Species Listing
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| AP:
Effort
to Catalog Species Tops One Million |
Oregonian: Even
with help, life tough for endangered rabbits
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| U.S. News & World Report:
Is
the Endangered Species Act in Danger? |
Family Farm |
| Salt |
Tracy Press: Pete
McCloskey: Pombo’s ghost and the heroism of Chafee |
| US Dept of State: Key
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Scientific American: Slide
Show: Hundreds of Troubled Species Await Official Protection |
| Mike Deering, American Farm Bureau:
Wildlife
conservation just makes sense
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S. 700: Endangered
Species Recovery Act of 2007
Feb
28, 2007 H.R. 1422: Endangered
Species Recovery Act of 2007 |
| Kevin Mooney: "Scientist"
Group's Funding Comes with Liberal "Strings Attached"
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Reuters: Senators
question Bush endangered wildlife plan |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release:
Timber
Industry Uses Draft Bush Endangered Species Act Regulations
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| New Scientist: Changes
to US laws threaten endangered species |
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| AP: Scientists
Protest New Reading of ESA
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Christian Science Monitor: Canadian
controversy: How do polar bears fare? |
| AP: US
must focus on species's survival, Interior Secretary says |
AP: Interior
Secretary Says |
| Center for Biological Diversity: Bush
Sets Record for Denying Protection to Endangered Species: Zero
New Listings in Past Year
May 9, 2007 |
AP: Scientists
Work on Encyclopedia of Life |
| House Committee on Resources:
Oversight
Hearing: “Endangered Species Act Implementation: Science or
Politics?”
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| SacBee: Data-tinkering
review vowed |
AP: Dems
slam Interior over science meddling |
| Recordnet.com:
Pombo
back in land-use battles
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| EOL Press Release:
A
Leap for All Life: World’s Leading Scientists Announce
Creation of “Encyclopedia of Life”
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Center for Biological Diversity Press Release:
100
Success Stories for Endangered Species Day 2007
May
15, 2007 |
| AP: Interior
secretary scraps proposed changes to endangered species law |
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| Center for Biological Diversity:
Kempthorne
at one year: ESA disaster
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SacBee Opinion: Tax
incentives offered to help endangered species |
| McClatchy |
Live Science: Endangered
Species Protection Sought for Bigfoot |
| Oregonian: Rachel
Carson's alarm still echoes |
World Wire: Federal
Court Hears the Ticking of a Biodiversity Time Bomb |
| Anchorage Daily News: New
Interior boss may soothe both sides |
Center
for Biological Diversity:
Environmental
Protection Agency Sued Over Pesticide Use Harmful to ...
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| AP: New protections proposed for bald eagles June 1, 2007 | |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release:
Protection
Sought for Dusky Tree Vole in Oregon's Tillamook : Study Finds
215 At-Risk Species
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Jim Beers: Wolves
As Indicators |
| USFWS Press Release: Service
Seeks Proposals from States for 2008 Endangered Species Grants June 25, 2007 |
Environmental News Service: Supreme
Court Limits the Endangered Species Act
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| World Wildlife Fund Press Release:
Statement
on Supreme Court Ruling on the Endangered Species Act
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AP: Business
prevails in environmental case |
| Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Press Release:
Inhofe
Prauses Supreme Court Endangered Species Act Ruling
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Press Release:
Boxer
Statement on Supreme Court ESA Decision
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| Nebraska Attorney General Press Release:
Nebraska
AG Applauds |
Stoel Rives ESA Law Alert: The
Supreme Court Decides That the Endangered Species Act Does Not
Trump the Clean Water Act |
| Casper Star-Tribune: Wyoming,
feds settle suit over mouse |
Pacific Legal Foundation: Rat-related
restrictions on landowners scaled back, thanks to PLF lawsuit
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| USFWS Press Release: Service
Releases Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed Designation of
Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet |
Boulder Daily Camera: USFWS decision on bald eagles expected Friday June 27, 2007 |
| Arizona
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AP: Conservative group prepared to challenge new rules on bald eagles June 26, 2007 |
| Washington Times Commentary: Bald eagle recovery falls short June 27, 2007 | USF&WS Press Release: Bald Eagle Soars Off Endangered Species List June 28, 2007 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting: Eagles May Be Recovered, But Not Out Of The Woods June 29, 2007 | Idaho Statesmen: Eagle recovery is reason to support ESA June 29, 2007 |
| Marc Morano: Inhofe praises Supreme Court Endangered Species ruling June 29, 2007 | Gretchen Randall: Supreme Court Curbs Endangered Species Act Abuse June 29, 2007 |
| Los Angeles Times: Critics say species list is endangered July 5, 2007 | |
| Science Daily Press Release:
Critics
attack Bush wildlife record |
Plenty Magazine: Nearly
300 Species Await Endangered Species Act Protection |
| Houston
Chronicle: Endangered
Species Act misused at times |
AP: Federal
agency must catch up on endangered species reviews |
| Michael Kraft: Commentary:
Endangered Species a La Gore |
Frederick Schmidt, Jr.: Commentary:
A species saved — but at what cost to property owners? |
| AP: Preble's
meadow mouse may end up back on endangered species list
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| USFWS Press Release: Service
to Review 8 Endangered Species Decisions |
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| USF&WS Press Release: Bald
Eagle Leaves Endangered Species List
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| Spirit of the Sage Council Press Release:
D.C.
District Court Rules Against Recovery of Endangered Species in
Habitat Plans
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AP: Judge
OKs Rule That May Endanger Species
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| John R. Lott, Jr.
and Sonya D. Jones: The
Endangered Species Act Out of Control |
CA Farm Bureau: Decision
to save smelt means cuts for farm water |
| Colorado Springs Gazette:
And
now, Julie MacDonald's side of the endangered species story
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| Reuters: World
Conservation Union:16,300 species threatened
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| Desert Dispatch Opinion: Fishy
science hampers endangered species efforts
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Natural
Resources Defense Council Press
Release:
Peer-Reviewed
Study by NRDC Scientist Reveals Problems in the Use of Genetic
Studies by Federal Wildlife Agencies - Lack of Federal Guidelines
Results in Questionable Studies with Outsized Influence
Sept 20, 2007 |
| European Science Foundation:
Nitrogen
– the silent species eliminator
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Western Farm Press:
The
danger in being an endangered species
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| Plenty Magazine:
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Stephen Littau:
The
Endangered (Species) People Act
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| LA Times: Why
we should save the delta smelt |
Bloomberg: Bush
Visits Refuge to Tout Plan to Save Birds, Fish |
| Devvy Kidd:
The
State of |
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| Investor's Business Daily:
When
Man Is Endangered
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| AP: Mass-extinction
study casts cloud on future |
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| Oregonian, Steve Duin:
Stuck
in denial as the river runs dry
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| Atlanta
Journal Constitution: Mussels'
fate could affect us, too |
USF&WS Press Release:
Service
Seeks Public Comment on New Conservation Program for
Threatened and Endangered Species
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| The NarcoSphere:
Chertoff
declares open season on endangered species
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| Center for Biological Diversity:
Lawsuits
Challenge Political Corruption in Seven States; Could Protect 55
Species, 8.7 Million Acres
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Felice Pace:
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| Amy Ridenour:
Some
of Us Support Species, While Others Support the Endangered
Species Act
Nov 2007 |
AP:
Indians
say they should be allowed to kill bald eagles
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| Christian Science Monitor:
Politics
undercut species act, suits say
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Alan Caruba: Loons
and Bears vs. Eskimos and oil |
| Environmental Law Institute:
Mitigation
of Impacts to Fish and Wildlife Habitat : Estimating Costs and
Identifying Opportunities
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Center for Biological Diversity: Conservationists
Challenge Controversial New Rules for Forest Wildlife |
| Christian Science Monitor: Northwest's
dams endanger salmon and orcas |
Reuters:
More
than 1/4 of US birds threatened - report
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| eFluxMedia:
The
Endangered Species Act Will Be Revised
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Fresno
Bee:
Species
face tough road despite protections
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| AP: Reversal
of Endangered Species Rulings |
Rocky
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| Alaska
Public Radio:
U.S.
Interior finds problems with alleged species act interference
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Dan Keppen, Family Farm |
| Environment News Service:
US
Endangered Species Program Burdened by Political Meddling
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Durango
Herald: Politics
don't belong in endangered-species decisions
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| Capital Press Editorial:
More
than one to blame on ESA rulings reversal
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| USF&WS Press Release: Fish
and Wildlife Service Updates ESA List of Candidates |
Daily Green: Bush Administration Faces Endangered Species Lawsuits Dec 23, 2007 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release:
Secrecy
Over Agency Corruption: Lawsuit Filed to Gain Information ...
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AP: Citizens
sue for information about species rulings |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release:
Ocean
Waters off California and Oregon on Track for Protection;
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W. Scott Jorgensen: Supreme
Court: ESA Can Be Trumped |
| ODF&W Press Release: Radio-collared
gray wolf verified in Northeast Oregon Jan 24, 2008 |
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| USF&WS News Release: Interior
Department Removes Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves from
Endangered Species List |
Oakland
Tribune: Rancher
sees his kind as endangered species |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Center
for Biological Diversity Editor Writes Critically Acclaimed
Novel About Extinction |
The Heartland Institute: |
| USF&WS Press Release: Secretary
Kempthorne Announces $57.9 Million in Grants to Support Land
Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered
Species - More than $12 million awarded to projects in the
Pacific Region Mar 20, 2008 |
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| AP: Oregon
Lawmakers Want More Time on Marine Reserves |
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Salem
Statesman Journal: Wolf
actions elsewhere won't affect Oregon rules
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| USF&WS Press Release: Northern
Rocky Mountain Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List
as of |
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| Jim Beers: Wolf
Propaganda |
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| Jim Beers: Wolves
& the 2nd Amendment |
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| ODF&W Press Release: OPAC
Receives Public Response to Marine Reserve Proposal |
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| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release:
Bush
Sets Record: Two Years Since Any U.S. Species Listed As
Endangered
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| GOA Testimony: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Endangered Species Act Decision Making May 21, 2008 | AP: US
Official: Interior rulings subject to meddling |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release:
Government
Accountability Office Finds Illegal Political interference in
Endangered Species Decisions Is Widespread |
Missoulian:
GAO
report: Four other Interior officials had role in ESA decisions
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| Salt
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San Francisco
Chronicle: Four
Interior Employees May Have Thwarted Species Protection
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| Missoulian: Views: Revamp Endangered Act As World Warms May 22, 2008 | Steve Thompson, |
| EarthTimes Press Release: NEWSWEEK
Cover: The Politics of Endangered Species |
Triple Pundit: The
Lacey Act: Protecting American Wildlife |
| Newsweek: The
Race for Survival |
Plenty Magazine: Wildlife lawsuits, as far as the eye can see June 2008 |
| Julie Kay Smithson: New
Endangered Species List |
Julie Kay Smithson: The
Vital Species Act (VSA) |
| Kristine Cook, San Joaquin Valley: A Judges Ruling Devastated Thousands Because of an Endangered Little Fish July 4, 2008 | Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Protections Stripped From Endangered Species in Wyoming: Bush Administration Still Putting Politics Before Science July 10, 2008 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Feds Move Delta Smelt Toward Endangered Status July 10, 2008 | New York Times: Fish Affect California Water Supply July 11, 2008 |
| New West: Wolf Protections Restored in Northern Rockies, Hunting Halted July 18, 2008 | Defenders of Wildlife Press Release: District Judge Reverses Gray Wolf Delisting Throughout Northern Rockies July 18, 2008 |
| ODF&W Press Release: Wolf pack with pups confirmed in northeastern Oregon July 21, 2008 | LA Times: A look at the 'tough' Montana judge in the gray wolves case July 21, 2008 |
| USF&WS Press Release: Endangered Species Act Protections Reinstated for North Rocky Mountain Wolf Population July 22, 2008 | Missoula Missoulian: Agencies, Ranchers Shift Gears With Wolf Re-listing July 22, 2008 |
| Idaho Statesman: Idaho hunters frustrated by federal decision on wolves July 22, 2008 | Casper Star-Tribune: Wyoming will continue to compensate ranchers for wolf-related losses July 23, 2008 |
| Twin Falls Times-News: Idaho wolf foe says decision will aid his wolf-removal initiative July 23, 2008 | USF&WS Press Release: Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2009 Endangered Species Grants July 23, 2008 |
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USF&WS
Press Release:
Secretary Kempthorne Announces New Conservation Mechanism
for Threatened and Endangered Species Aug 1, 2008
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Columbia Basin Bulletin: USF&WS Announces Changes in Pacific Region Leadership Positions Aug 1, 2008 |
| Department of the Interior Press Release: Secretary Kempthorne Proposes Narrow Changes To ESA Consultation Process Aug 11, 2008 |
National Wildlife Federation:
Analysis of Proposed Bush
Administration Changes to ESA {PDF} Aug 9, 2008
|
| National Wildlife Federation: Bush Administration to Launch Sneak Attack on Endangered Species Act Aug 11, 2008 | AP: Bush to relax protected species rules Aug 11, 2008 |
| Think Progress: The Bush Administration's Plan To Make The Endangered Species Act Extinct Aug 11, 2008 | AP: Kempthorne defends proposed changes to species law Aug 11, 2008 |
| Power Line: Rule Changes May Reduce Damage Caused By Endangered Species Act Aug 11, 2008 | Seattle PI: Bush administration targets changes for Endangered Species Act Aug 11, 2008 |
| UK Guardian: US accused of 'sneak attack' on wildlife protection Aug 11, 2008 | Washington Post: Endangered Species Act Changes Give Agencies More Say Aug 11, 2008 |
| New York Times: Changes in Environmental Reviews Are Sought Aug 11, 2008 | Oregonian: Northwest conservationists bristle over US move on species act Aug 11, 2008 |
| Wall Street Journal: Bush Seeks to Limit Species Law Aug 12, 2008 | Plenty Magazine: Bush proposes slashing endangered species protections Aug 12, 2008 |
| LA Times: Are proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act illegal? Aug 12, 2008 | MarketWatch: Lame Duck White House Launches Assault on Endangered Species Act Aug 12, 2008 |
| Truthdig: The Endangered Species Act is Endangered Aug 12, 2008 | 411mania.com: Who Likes Endangered Species? Aug 12, 2008 |
| Seattle PI Editorial: Endangered Species Act: Who needs laws? Aug 12, 2008 | The Christian Science Monitor: Are They Really Going to Gut the Endangered Species Act? Aug 12, 2008 |
| Casper Star-Tribune: Endangered Species Act changes should be made by Congress Aug 13, 2008 | Time: Endangered Species: In More Danger Aug 13, 2008 |
| U.S. News & World Report: Bush to Environment: First Do More Harm Aug 13, 2008 | New York Times: An Endangered Act Aug 13, 2008 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Bush Administration Proposes Draft Regulations Gutting Protections for Nation's Endangered Species Aug 11, 208 | The Washington Independent: Endangered Species Act Threatened Aug 12, 2008 |
| World Socialist Web Site: Bush administration proposes major cut to endangered species protections Aug 13, 2008 | Casper Star-Tribune Editorial: Don't change the ESA through the back door Aug 13, 2008 |
| AP: Senate contenders differ on endangered species plan Aug 13, 2008 | AP: Obama opposes Bush's endangered species proposal Aug 13, 2008 |
| Federal Register: Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act Aug 15, 2008 | California Sportfishing Protection Alliance Press Release: Act NOW to Stop Bush from Gutting Federal Endangered Species Act! Aug 15, 2008 |
| The Hill: Boxer calls out Interior Department Aug 15, 2008 | U.S. News & World Report: Bush to Environment: First Do More Harm Aug 15, 2008 |
| Las Vegas Sun: Endangered Species Act is safe and sound Aug 15, 2008 | Salt Lake Tribune: New wildlife rules: Effects remain unclear Aug 16, 2008 |
| Dept of Interior Press Release: Kempthorne Approves $140 Million in Conservation, Recreation and Capital Improvements for Nevada and Lake Tahoe Aug 16, 2008 | Idaho Statesman: Proposed reform to Endangered Species Act gets cool response Aug 17, 2008 |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune Opinion: Politics behind gutting of Endangered Species Act Aug 18, 2008 | Los Angeles Times: Interior starts counting off 30-day comment period on Endangered ... Aug 18, 2008 |
| Red, Green, and Blue: The Proposed Neutering of Our Endangered Species Act Aug 18, 2008 | Washington Post: Endangered Process Aug 19, 2008 |
| Environmental Action Blog: Endangered Species on the Auction Block Aug 19, 2008 | Rocky Mountain News: Bush administration goes too far on Endangered Species Act Aug 20, 2008 |
| Juneau Empire: Views: Endangered Process: Changes to Species Act Could do Lasting Harm Aug 20, 2008 | Daily Inter Lake: Gutting species act invites trouble Aug 19, 2008 |
| Environment News Service: 'Sneaky' Bush Attack on Endangered Species Angers Conservationists Aug 21, 2008 | Reno News & Review: Endangered ESA law Aug 21, 1008 |
| DOI Dirk Kempthorne: More Protection, Less Red Tape Aug 21, 2008 | Brownsville Herald: Environmentalists warn of a future where laws no longer apply Aug 23, 2008 |
| RedOrbit: Species Law Shift a Gift to Bush Cronies Aug 24, 2008 | Washington Post: Protecting Species When Necessary Aug 24, 2008 |
| Tulare Register: Green aspirants may be too late Aug 25, 2008 | CQPolitics.com: Democrats React to Endangered Species Proposals Aug 26, 2008 |
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Mongabay.com:
Scientists condemn Bush plan for endangered species
Aug 27, 2008
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Environmental Action Blog: A Brief Look at Presidents and Endangered Species Aug 27, 2008 |
| Red, Green, and Blue: Bush versus Everyone on Endangered Species Act Aug 27, 2008 | Black Hills Pioneer Opinion: Killing the Endangered Species Act Aug 28, 2008 |
| Downey Patriot: Proposal would hurt endangered species Aug 28, 2008 | LiveScience.com: Endangered Species Act Proposal Called Bad Science Aug 28, 2008 |
| Bloomberg: Canada to Call National Conference on Polar Bear Conservation Aug 28, 2008 | Salem Statesman Journal: Views: Protecting the Endangered Species Act Aug 29, 2008 |
| U.S. News & World Report: Changes to Endangered Species Act Called Bad Science Aug 28, 2008 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Endangered Species Act itself remains endangered Aug 30, 2008 |
| Idaho Statesman: Our View: A last-minute rewrite of Endangered Species Act ... Aug 31, 2008 | Alan Caruha: Playing God with "Endangered" Species Aug 31, 2008 |
| Billings Gazette Letter: Ruling on species act should be overturned Sept 1, 2008 | Billings Gazette: Gazette Opinion: Rule change would harm species protection Sept 1, 2008 |
| Arizona Republic: Judge extends bald-eagle protections in Arizona until 2009 Aug 30, 2008 | Salt Lake Tribune Letter: Endangered science Sept 1, 2008 |
| Denver Post Opinion: More danger for endangered Sept 2, 2008 | Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Center Appeals EPA Permit that Shelved Endangered Species Act to ... Sept 2, 2008 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Center for Biological Diversity, Others Assail Bush Administration 'Sneak Attack' on Endangered Species Act Sept 5, 2008 | Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Penguins Marching Toward Endangered Species Act Protection; Court Deadline Set For 10 Species Sept 9, 2008 |
| The Hill: Battle of Endangered Species Act changes heats up Sept 9, 2008 | Uprising: Bush’s Last-Ditch Effort to Gut Endangered Species Sept 12, 2008 |
| Los Angeles Times Opinion: The endangered Endangered Species Act Sept 14, 2008 | Plenty Magazine: 30 more days to save the Endangered Species Act Sept 30, 2008 |
| Dan Bacher: The 'Green Governor' Slashes Funding for Endangered Species Sept 23, 2008 | Endangered Species Coalition Press Release: Conservation Groups Assail Bush Endangered Species Rewrite Sept 24, 2008 |
| The Wildlife Society Press Release: Leading Scientific Societies Criticize Proposed Rule Changes to Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act Sept 29, 2008 | High Country News: Views: One Species Versus 1.8 Million Others Sept 29, 2008 |
| AP: Feds propose listing 48 Hawaiian species at once Sept 29, 2008 | Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Environmentalists Challenge More Bush Administration Political Interference in Endangered Species Decisions Oct 2, 2008 |
| AP: Experts warn species in peril from climate change Oct 2, 2008 | Environment News Service: Bush Administration Peppered With Endangered Species Lawsuits Oct 2, 2008 |
| Denver Rocky Mountain News: International panel says a quarter of all mammals face extinction Oct 6, 2008 | Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Environmentalists Challenge More Bush Administration Political Interference in Endangered Species Decisions Increased Protection Sought for Six Species in Seven Western States Oct 3, 2008 |
| Reuters: One in four mammals risks extinction Oct 6, 2008 | Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Polar Bear Critical Habitat to be Designated Oct 6, 2008 |
| Reuters: U.S. to limit oil development in polar bear habitat Oct 7, 2008 | AP: Deadlines set for designating polar bear habitat Oct 7, 2008 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation Press Release: PLF challenges unwarranted polar bear listing -California Cattlemen's Association et al. v. Kempthorne Oct 3, 2008 | Pacific Legal Foundation Press Release: Ninth Circuit rules on conservation groups' standing Oct 8, 2008 |
| Washington Post: NOAA, Court Focus On Marine Mammals Oct 9, 2008 | Columbia Basin Bulletin: Agencies Seek Lake Pend Oreille Drawdown Scenarios To Aid Kokanee, Bull Trout Oct 10, 2008 |
| Columbia Basin Bulletin: Montana Goes Netting To Reduce Invasive Species Threatening Bull Trout, Kokanee Oct 10, 2008 | AP: WildEarth Guardians petitions for protection of 13 species Oct 10, 2008 |
| Kierán Suckling, Executive Director, Center for Biological Diversity: Stop Dirk Kempthorn from gutting the endangered species act! Oct 10, 2008 | Seattle Times: Views: Saving Threatened Species? Priceless Oct 13, 2008 |
| Vic Suprynowicz: Every Bug Is Sacred, Every Bug Is Great Oct 14, 2008 | The Washington Independent: Conservation Groups Not Letting Bush’s Endangered Species Act Go ... Oct 13, 2008 |
| Media Newswire: Bush Administration Attack on Endangered Species Meets Fierce ... Oct 14, 2008 | Grist Magazine: Species Reasoning Oct 15, 2008 |
| Great Falls Tribune: Many private landowners nurture public wildlife Oct 16, 2008 | Pacific Legal Foundation: PLF Urges Administration to Broaden Proposed ESA Streamlining Oct 16, 2008 |
| Denver Post: Feds take aim at species law, eco-groups say Oct 20, 2008 | Seattle Post Intelligencer Editorial: Endangered species: A 9-second rewrite Oct 22, 2008 |
| Washington Independent: Streamlining Endangered Species Rules Might Be Illegal Oct 22, 2008 | OMB Watch: To Gut Species Protection, Interior Calls "All Hands on Deck" Oct 22, 2008 |
| Las Vegas Sun Editorial: A complete sham Oct 23, 2008 | Austin American-Statesman: Plan will streamline development plans, help preserve endangered ... Oct 23, 2008 |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service Press Release: Federal Agencies to Team with Landowners, Ranchers and Energy Industry to Protect and Restore Wildlife Habitat on State, Federal and Private Lands Oct 22, 2008 | Idaho Mountain Express and Guide: The next president's challenge: Extinction and protection Oct 24, 2008 |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service Press Release: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period on 2007 Proposal to Delist Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolves Under the Endangered Species Act Oct 24, 2008 | Helena Independent Record: Delisting process begins again Oct 25, 2008 |
| Wall Street Journal: Bush Administration Rushes Regulatory Changes Before Time Is Up Oct 25, 2008 | Wall Street Journal: Bush Administration Rushes Regulatory Changes Before Time Is Up Oct 25, 2008 |
| Chemical & Engineering News: CO 2 Emissions And Imperiled Species Oct 27, 2008 | AP: US claims rule changes don't threaten wildlife Oct 28, 2008 |
| AP: State Awards Grants for Conserving Oregon Species Nov 2, 2008 | McClatchy Washington Bureau: Bush officials plan to dial back environmental protections Nov 6, 2008 |
| US Fish and Wildlife Press Release: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Region Welcomes New Leader Nov 7, 2008 | Oregonian: Biologists say wolves are spreading into Oregon but without conflict Nov 7, 2008 |
| Washington Post: Changes to Species Act Are Said to Be Near Nov 19, 2008 | Scientific American: Bush moves may endanger Endangered Species Act Nov 20, 2008 |
| Washington Post: New Rule Would Discount Warming as Risk Factor for Species Nov 20, 2008 | Red, Green, and Blue: US Endangered Species Could Lose Vital Protection Nov 20, 2008 |
| Statesman Journal: Endangered Species Act helps invasives thrive Nov 21, 2008 | Los Angeles Times: Bush angers environmentalists with last-minute rule changes Nov 21, 2008 |
| Plenty Magazine: Endangered Species Rule Sealing Bush Legacy on Warming Nov 21, 2008 | Washington Post Editorial: Rushed Regulations Nov 21, 2008 |
| SustainableBusiness.com: Bush Admin Faces Suit Over Engangered Species Ruling Dec 2, 2008 | The Tundra Drums: Last Frontier is battleground for Endangered Species Act Dec 2, 2008 |
| Department of the Interior Press Release: Interior Publishes Final Narrow Changes to Regulations, Clarifies Role of Global Processes in Consultation Dec 11, 2008 | Wall Street Journal: US Weakens Endangered-Species Rules Dec 11, 2008 |
| AP: Species rule takes short cut Dec 11, 2008 | Washington Post: Administration Loosens Species Protections Dec 11, 2008 |
| Seattle PI: Inslee blasts new Bush rules on endangered species Dec 11, 2008 | Seattle PI: Bush takes last swing at endangered species Dec 11, 2008 |
| AP: New rule undermines endangered species protections, environmentalists say Dec 11, 2008 | Pacific Legal Foundation Press Release: Pacific Legal Foundation Applauds today's ESA regulatory changes Dec 11, 2008 |
| Dan Bacher: Conservation Groups Challenge Bush's Gutting of ESA Dec 11, 2008 | San Francisco Chronicle: Major changes to Endangered Species Act Dec 12, 2008 |
| LA Times: Bush administration takes independent scientific reviews out of ... Dec 12, 2008 | Chicago Tribune: Bush administration rule changes trouble environmentalists Dec 12, 2008 |
| New York Times: Rule Eases a Mandate Under a Law on Wildlife Dec 12, 2008 | Columbia Basin Bulletin: Interior Publishes Changes To ESA Consultations, Earthjustice To Challenge In Court Dec 12, 2008 |
| CattleNetwork.com: PLC (Public Lands Council) Applauds Action On Endangered Species Act Dec 12, 2008 | The Hill: Kerry blasts ‘dangerous’ rollback of species act Dec 12, 2008 |
| Lewiston Tribune: Salmon won’t be a player in Bush’s latest endangered species rule change Dec 12, 2008 | Christian Science Monitor: White House removes protections for endangered species Dec 13, 2008 |
| Plenty Magazine: Why does Dirk Kempthorne hate polar bears? Dec 12, 2008 | Western Institute for Study of the Environment: Egregious Misuse of the ESA Dec 15, 2008 |
| Denver Post: Federal officials downplay effect of midnight regulations Dec 15, 2008 | Salem-News.Com: Wyden Charges Interior Department for 'Contempt for the Public ... Dec 15, 2008 |
| Washington Post: Report: Interior Dept. official interfered in species decisions Dec 16, 2008 | Oregonian: Report: Interior Official Twisted Species Data Dec 16, 2008 |
| Sacramento Bee: Bush Administration Eroded Species Protections Dec 17, 2008 | Bureau of Land Management Press Release: BLM Announces New Guidance Enhancing Protection and Recovery of Rare Species on 258 Million Acres of Federal Lands Dec 15, 2008 |
| Seattle PI Editorial: Interior Department: Science be damned Dec 16, 2008 | U.S. News & World Report: Bush Interior Hacks Endangered More Species Dec 16, 2008 |
| Environment News Service: Lawsuit Challenges 11th Hour Cuts in Endangered Species Protections Dec 17, 2008 |
Las Vegas Sun Editorial:
Pursuing sound science
Dec 19, 2008
|
| Federal Register: Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act Dec 16, 2008 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 1996 Expenditure Report [PDF]This report presents the reported expenditures for Fiscal Year 1996 (October 1995 - September 1996). |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service: 1997 Expenditure Report [PDF]This report presents the reported expenditures for Fiscal Year 1997 (October 1996 - September 1997). | US Fish and Wildlife Service: 1998-2000 Expenditure Report [PDF]This summary report presents the reported expenditures for Fiscal Years 1998-2000 (October 1997 - September 2000). |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service: 2001 Expenditure Report [PDF] This report presents the reported expenditures for Fiscal Year 2001 (October 2000 - September 2001). Revised January 2005. | US Fish and Wildlife Service: 2002 Expenditure Report [PDF] This report presents the reported expenditures for Fiscal Year 2002 (October 2001 - September 2002). Revised January 2005. |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service: 2003 Expenditure Report [PDF] This report presents the reported expenditures for Fiscal Year 2003 (October 2002 - September 2003). January 2005 | US Fish and Wildlife Service: 2004 Expenditure Report [PDF] This report presents the reported expenditures for Fiscal Year 2004 (October 2003 - September 2004). January 2005. |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service: Federal and State Endangered and Threatened Species Expenditures Fiscal Years 2005 - 2006 Dec 23, 2008 | Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Final Legal Challenge Filed to Bush Administration's Political Interference in Endangered Species Decisions Jan 14, 2009 |
| Earthjustice Press Release: Congress Moves to Restore Endangered Species Act Jan 16, 2009 | Sacramento Examiner: Eight states join California in opposition to Bush move to gut ESA Jan 16, 2009 |
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The Economist:
How Bad Is the
Extinction Crisis? Jan 20, 2009
|
AP: AP analysis ranks funds spent on endangered species efforts Jan 20, 2009 |
| AP: Obama halts all regulations pending review Jan 20, 2009 | University of Oregon Law Publication: Dams, Water Reforms, and Endangered Species in the Klamath Basin, Environmental Law and Litigation Vol 22 Aug 14, 2007 |
|
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Opinion:
Endangered species listings lack
solid science Feb 22, 2009
|
US Fish and Wildlife Service Press Release: $740 Million Goes to States for Fish and Wildlife Projects: Pacific Region States Receive $57 Million Feb 24, 2009 |
| Capital Press: Congressman launches effort to ease ESA - An endangered rat stalls one of Rep. Radanovich’s local water projects Feb 26, 2009 | Los Angeles Times: Spending bill contains clause to repeal federal species act change Mar 3, 2009 |
| Los Angeles Times: Full text of President Obama's memo on endangered species Mar 3, 2009 | Washington Post: Obama Reverses Bush Rule on Protection of Endangered Species Mar 4, 2009 |
| New York Times: Bid to Undo Bush Memo on Threats to Species Mar 3, 2009 | Seattle Post Intelligencer: Scientists to again help in endangered species protections Mar 3, 2009 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Longfin Smelt Listed as State Threatened Species Mar 4, 2009 |
Seattle Times: US Supreme Court Sides With Power Plants Over Fish April 1, 2009 |
| Wall Street Journal: Supremes: Environmental Rules Should Weigh Costs, Benefits April 1, 2009 | Cattle Network: PLC Applauds Congressional Letter On The Endangered Species Act April 1, 2009 |
| Examiner.com: Public Lands Council backs 'common sense' in ESA review April 6, 2009 | Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Forty-four House Democrats Call on Obama Administration to Repeal Harmful Bush Endangered Species Regulations April 6, 2009 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Conservation Groups Deliver 52,000 petitions to Salazar Requesting He Rescind Bush Regulations That Weaken ESA April 17, 2009 |
New York Times: Some
see EPA's climate proposal prodding Interior on ESA
April 23, 2009
|
| New York Times: Interior sends revised endangered species rule to OMB April 24, 2009 |
U.S. Department of the Interior Press Release:
Salazar and Locke Restore Scientific Consultations
under the Endangered Species Act to Protect Species and their Habitats
April 28, 2009
|
| Washington Post: Interior Dept. Reinstitutes Independent Reviews on Endangered Species April 28, 2009 |
Columbia Basin Bulletin:
Commerce, Interior Revoke Bush
ESA Rule; Will Review Consultation Regulations
April 30, 2009
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Towanda,PA Daily Review Editorial: Science must trump politics in regards to endangered species May 2, 2009 |
Federal Register: Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act May 4, 2009 |
| Washington Post: Species Act Won't Be Used to Force Lower Emissions May 9, 2009 | Seattle Times: Scientists compare extinction rates of today to Late Pleistocene Age May 21, 2009 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Press Release: Protective Regulations Proposed for Ancient, Imperiled Southern Green Sturgeon May 21, 2009 | Pacific Legal Foundation Press Release: Feds' Delta smelt water-pumping restrictions are unconstitutional, says PLF lawsuit May 21, 2009 |
| Fresno Bee: Suit questions fed's smelt protection May 21, 2009 |
General Accounting Office (GAO):
Endangered Species Act: The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Has Incomplete Information
about Effects on Listed Species from Section 7
Consultations. GAO-09-550, May 21, 2009
|
| New York Times: Endangered species consultations lack critical oversight, GAO ... May 26, 2009 | Frisco, CO Summit Daily News: Berwyn: Conservation laws could use a few tweaks June 8, 2009 |
| U.S. Department of the Interior Press Release: Secretary Salazar Lauds President’s Intent to Nominate Sam Hamilton as Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service June 9, 2009 | Austin, TX American-Statesman: Former Texas head of Fish and Wildlife nominated to top post June 10, 2009 |
| Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society Press Release: America's Wildlife Heritage Act introduced in House of Representatives June 10, 2009 |
Julie Kay
Smithson:
Unpack! June 13, 2009
|
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Press Release: Political Manipulation of Science Rife During Nominee's Tenure June 15, 2009 | Washington Post: Saving species no longer about the prettiest June 29, 2009 |
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Frisco, CO Summit Daily News:
Report shows endangered species
program flaws July 20, 2009
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AP: Environmentalists debate deliberately moving species July 20, 2009 |
| New York Times: New creatures in an age of extinctions July 25, 2009 |
Vin Suprynowicz:
Save the habitat, kill the
turtles July 26, 2009
|
| Range Magazine: Agriculture, Jobs, Towns: Terminated - Enviros get their way, but where will they get their food Fall 2009 |
Santa Clarita
Valley, CA Signal:
Opinion: Cam Noltemeyer: Of fish
and lawsuits - Environmentally Speaking Aug
12, 2009
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| Washington Times: U.S. flooded with endangered species requests Sept 1, 2009 | |
| Contra Costa, CA Times: Safe harbor agreement Sept 3, 2009 | Fresno Bee: Judge: Smelt plan lacked critical analysis Oct 5, 2009 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: Business Plan for the Upper Klamath Basin Keystone Initiative A 10-Year Initiative to Secure Upper Klamath Basin Native Fish Populations: Lost River Sucker, Shortnose Sucker, and Klamath Redband Rainbow Trout Nov 2008 | US Fish and Wildlife: Federal and State Endangered Species Act Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2007 Sept 2009 |
| Denver Post: Endangered-species lists may be broadened Oct 7, 2009 | Scientific American: How much did the US spend in 2007 to protect endangered species? Oct 13, 2009 |
| AP: Lawsuit seeks greater protection for Calif fish Oct 15, 2009 | Council for Endangered Species Act Reliability Press Release: Science-Based Group Sues Fish & Wildlife Service for Failing to Make Decision on Uplisting the Declining Delta Smelt Population Oct 15, 2009 |
| Lee Pitts: A move to save new kinds of endangered species Oct 18, 2009 | Oregon State Senator Doug Whitsett: Financing Environmental Lawsuits Oct 20, 2009 |
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Idaho Farm Bureau:
Equal Access to Justice Act -
Environmental Lawsuits Rake in Billions for Lawyers
Oct 9, 2009
|
Sue Lani Madsen:
Follow the money again
Oct 26, 2009
|
| Billings, MT Gazette: Guest opinion: Federal dollars used to bankroll environmental lawsuits Nov 7, 2009 | New York Times: New Endangered Species Listings Wait as Obama Admin Charts New Course Nov 24, 2009 |
| Western Business Round Table: Business leaders call for halt to taxpayer subsidies to rich environmental groups who sue against job-creating projects Nov 20, 2009 | Land Letter: Lawsuit abuse charge by Western lawmakers enrages enviros Nov 24, 2009 |
| Capital Press Editorial: Accountability needed in payments Nov 25, 2009 | Pioneer Press Letter: To the people of America Nov 25, 2009 |
| Western Farm Press: David Stirling: ESA lacks balance Dec 14, 2009 |
Magic Valley News:
Endangered Species Act 101
Jan 24, 2010
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| Magic Valley News: Endangered species clashes: far from extinct Jan 24, 2010 | Magic Valley News: Too controversial to change Critics push ways to improve the ESA, but politics block major reform Jan 26, 2010 |
| Capital Press Editorial: ESA lacks key ingredient Mar 11, 2010 |
California Congressman Jim Costa:
Reps. Costa and Cardoza Take Aim
At NMFS Biological Opinion April 27, 2010
|
| Oregonian: Leona's little blue butterfly in Klamath County, Oregon, pushed as endangered May 20, 2010 | Pioneer Press Column: Species accommodate the needs of the green agenda May 26, 2010 |
| Billings, MT Gazette: Governor assails species litigation June 4, 2020 | Wired Science: Oil Disaster Shows Need for Endangered Species Act Overhaul June 10, 2010 |
| Courthouse News Service: Agency Can Be Sued in Endangered Species Case June 21, 2010 | |
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Alan Caruba:
The UN's New Scams
(ESA) June 25, 2010
|
Capital Press Letter: ESA still needs to be fixed July 23, 2010 |
| Congressional Documents and Publications: McMorris Rodgers Introduces Legislation to Shed Light on ESA Compliance Costs July 30, 2010 | Casper Star-Tribune Letter: Questioning feds' authority Aug 19, 2010 |
| Columbia Basin Bulletin: Agriculture Dept. Funds Northwest Projects To Improve Fish Habitat, Water Quality Aug 20, 2010 | Herald and News Letter: Review costs caused by Endangered Species Act Sept 9, 2010 |
| Capital Press Editorial: ESA requires real repairs Sept 17, 2010 | Nature.com: Saving species with science Sept 25, 2010 |