US Fish and Wildlife Service Adopts New Regulation for Critical Habitat Exclusions
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/12/20
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service adopted a final regulation on December 18, 2020, to establish a process and the criteria for excluding areas from critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act. The final regulation is unchanged from the proposed rule published on September 8, 2020. The FWS adopted the new rule to provide clarity on the exclusion process in light of agency experience and current practices, and to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Weyerhaeuser Co. v....
By: Perkins Coie