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The article focuses on the efforts of government to expand transmission grid around the world. It states that the regulation of transmission is changing with the need to offer grid access for remote generation. It states that the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued, the order, adopting reforms to the electric transmission planning and cost allocation need for public utility transmission.

In 2010, FWS found listing the greater sage-grouse under the ESA was "warranted but precluded" by other ESA priorities. In an effort to avoid future listing, one of the largest voluntary conservation efforts was undertaken by state and federal agencies, private landowners, industry, and environmental groups to protect grouse habitat. After a status review, in the fall of 2015 FWS determined listing the grouse was not warranted. While supporters of the decision have applauded the engagement of stakeholders in voluntary pre-listing conservation strategies, critics claim these measures fall short of ESA requirements, arguing that state-based protection plans are more likely to grant exceptions for economic interests. The narrative around the sage-grouse determination raises questions of "eco-pragmatism," where factors such as climate change and human population growth guide environmental decisionmaking, and protection efforts are balanced with development needs. On May 4, 2016, the Environmental Law Institute convened a panel of experts to discuss the evolving approaches to species protection under the ESA. Below, we present a transcript of that seminar, which has been edited for clarity and readability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors focus on the consequences of the designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The authors relate the article Critical Habitat and the Challenge of Regulating Small Harms," by Dave Owen which evaluates the role of critical habitat during the consultation on the actions of the federal agency under ESA Section . They add that protecting the critical habitat can be translated into actual effects on the recovery of species.

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 discusses court case Cooling Water Intake Structure Coalition v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which deals with 2014 Rule establishing requirements pursuant to Clean Water Act (CWA) by EPA. Topics discussed include initial take statement (ITS) issued by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, regulatory requirement provided by EPA to steam-electric power plants, and determination of the best technology available (BTA) for entrainment.