Proposed Definition of “Habitat”: New Ground for Endangered Species Act Regulations
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/20
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (together, the “Services”) recently issued a proposed rule adding a definition of “habitat” to the regulations implementing Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Many infrastructure and development projects hang in part on review by the Services (as well as by state natural resource agencies) of their potential impacts on listed endangered and threatened species....
By: Williams Mullen