February 14, 2019
by Claire Fischer
Endangered Species
Federal Rollbacks
Wildlife
The fight over the U.S.-Mexico border wall has sparked a very public debate in the United States. One lesser-known issue surrounding President Trump’s border wall, however, is its effect on the environment. The Supreme Court recently denied certiorari to three conservation groups seeking to halt border wall construction projects that failed to comply with long-standing environmental laws and harmed existing habitats. But why was this construction permitted in the first place?
November 21, 2018
by Sophie Grueterich
Endangered Species
Regulations
Sustainability
Wildlife
The Endangered Species Act, passed in 1973, was intended to “provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened species depend may be conserved, to provide a program for the conservation of such endangered and threatened…
October 18, 2018
by Gregory Harned
Endangered Species
Litigation
Regulations
Wildlife
This federal district court’s decision [to reverse the de-listing of the grizzly] has angered state officials and sparked a new debate about federalism and institutional competence
October 5, 2018
by De Vann Sago
Endangered Species
Wildlife
By Rebecca Strauss, Staff Contributor.
The Supreme Court opened the 2018 term with a case on the Endangered Species Act, focusing on the dusky gopher frog. With only eight sitting justices, what are the Court's options?
October 3, 2018
by Caroline McHugh
Endangered Species
Public Lands
State and Local
Water
Wildlife
The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 protected horses and burros in the American West. Now the population has recovered (and then some). How do federal agencies approach increasingly conflicting mandates for public land management?
