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The article reports on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) proposed permit program. It mentions its incidental acquisition of birds which are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). An overview of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) as well as the case United States v. Apollo Energies Inc. is also presented.

The article reports on climate change and its impact on the provision of the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 4 which governs the identification of threatened and endangered species and critical habitat designation. It states that ESA has been helpful in protecting the endangered species. Also mentioned are the mandates to the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), listing of species, and species migration.

The article focuses on the impact of changes promulgated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to the designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on land use for property owners as of May 2016. Topics discussed include the ESA definition of critical habitat, bases for designating critical habitat, and Exclusion Policy for designation of areas as critical habitats.

The article reports on insights made by the U.S. Supreme Court on the language, history, and structure of the Endangered Species Act. Topics mentioned include information on the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 introduced by Republican California Representative David Valadao on June 25, 2015, features of the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, and the plan of U.S. Congress to consider a national or west-wide drought bill.

The article reports on the impact of the economy on critical habitat designations under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). It highlights the case Building Industry Association of the Bay Area v. U.S. Department of Commerce which deals with the habitat for threatened green sturgeon that are found in the western coast of North America. An overview of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is also presented.

The article discusses changes to federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations and policy as a result of rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Topics covered include the authorization by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) or the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of incidental take of ESA-listed species, the ESA's definition of "endangered" or "threatened" species, and the case Arizona Cattle Growers' Association vs. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The article discusses the California's Supreme Court cases San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Jewell and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Locke wherein the regional water supply body's plea to continue diverting freshwater supplies from Bay Delta was rejected in favor of the protection needed to preserve the endangered species of the delta based on the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The article presents information on the lesser prairie chicken found in the U.S., which has experienced a rapid population decline as a result of human activities, especially agriculture. Because of the increasing vulnerability for the species, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed threatened status for lesser prairie chicken in December 2012. However, in May 2013, the FWS limited the extent to which the lesser prairie chicken is to be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The article focuses on streamlining review of renewable energy, conducted under the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA). It involves programmatic environmental impact statements (EISs) for wind, geothermal, and solar projects. It mentions that NEPA involves environmental assessments (EA)/significant environmental effects results (EISs), while ESA prohibits any person from taking an endangered species without authorization by Fish and Wildlife Service.

The article discusses the issue concerning the significance of Endangered Species Act (ESA) on climate-threatened species in the U.S. It states that ESA offers a species-species approach which is effective to address human-induced threats to a species including habitat degradation for development or damming of a river. It addresses issues that Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) should consider such as responding to the effects of climate change.

The article discusses various the policy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), that prohibits vegetation on and near levees in California and across the country, as announced in the Engineering Technical Letter (ETL). It is mentioned that in its policy the Corps. failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). It is argued that the new policy will lead to the elimination of acres of wildlife across the country.

in this article the author discusses the need of reform the Endangered Species Act of the U.S. The author says the ESA, originally enacted in 1973, has its last major reform in 1982. He says since the early 1990s, partisan politics has stymied every effort to employ even modest reform, and the ESA has been left unchanged and without reauthorization from the U.S. Congress. He says that although the basic tenants of the ESA are sound, there are several aspects deserve attention.