The February 2011 edition of Environmental Management includes an article I co-authored with Dr. Dennis Murphy entitled, The Route to Best Science in Implementation of the Endangered Species Act’s Consultation Mandate: The Benefits of Structured Effects Analysis. The principle purpose of the article is to facilitate the development of rigorous effects analyses under the consultation provisions … Continue Reading
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the Fish and Wildlife Service’s (“Service’) no “adverse modification” determination despite the fact that the proposed project would destroy some critical habitat. In Butte Environmental Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (PDF), environmental plaintiffs challenged the Service’s biological opinion finding that a proposed business park … Continue Reading
