California ESA

The end of endangered species habitat protections in California?

Not quite, but the combination of the Trump Admin and Prop 45 will drastically reduce protections.

California likes to portray itself as an environmental leader, and in many ways it is. But in the context of one of the most important areas of environmental law – protecting endangered species – California is on the verge of eliminating most of its protections for the habitat of endangered species. That is the result …

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The California ESA and habitat protection

How California can fill in for a reduction in federal protection for endangered speciees

Following up on my prior post about the proposed changes to the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations that protect against habitat modification, what might California do to protect the species within its border? California currently has 140 federally listed animal species, and 182 federally listed plant species, 19% of the 1684 species listed under …

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