COURTHOUSE NEWS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife to seek critical habitat status for Bay-Delta longfin smelt Courthouse News Service Fish and wildlife January 15, 2025The proposed habitat is over 90,000 acres and includes portions of Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Solano and Sonoma counties. By...
PRESS RELEASE: Critical habitat proposed to protect longfin smelt in San Francisco Bay-Delta Center for Biological Diversity Fish and wildlife January 15, 2025Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to designate 91,630 acres...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trashed by Trump, habitat protections for endangered species get new life Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation October 26, 2021The Biden administration moved Tuesday to dissolve two rule changes from the Trump era that lightened protections for endangered species....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House Waters Down Definition of Critical Habitat for Endangered Species Courthouse News Service EcosystemsPolicy and regulation December 15, 2020With Inauguration Day looming, the lame-duck Trump administration continues to spend political capital on weakening the Endangered Species Act, the...
THE CONVERSATION: Small streams and wetlands are key parts of river networks – here’s why they need protection The Conversation Planning and management January 30, 2019Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University, for The Conversation The Trump administration is proposing to redefine a key term in the...