Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
I just finished watching President Obama's stirring speech to employees of the Department of the Interior. As expected, the President announced that he was issuing a memorandum ordering federal agencies to resume Endangered Species Act consultations with the U.S. Fish...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
Oregon and seven other states are joining California's lawsuit, filed two week ago against the Bush Administration over its last-minute Endangered Species Act regulations. The other states are: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. OregonLive has...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
Like a shipwrecked sailor clinging to the storm tossed cliffs of an angry sea, many plants and animals in Virginia and Maryland, such as the seabed amarath, cling to life as they pull against the swirling drain of extinction. Today...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
The Bush Administrations’ last-minute proposal to dramatically weaken Endangered Species Act protections for fish, wildlife, and plants has now been officially published in the Federal Register. Because the Fish and Wildlife Service is refusing to accept any comments by e-mail,...continued→
