Two Endangered Species Act rules took effect. Here is what changes
Two federal rules took effect August 20, changing future protections for threatened species and how the government weighs exclusions from critical habitat.
Critical Habitat
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Fish and Wildlife Service Revises Endangered Species Act Rules
The agency finalized changes to threatened-species protections and critical-habitat designations, including an end to the prior blanket-rule option.
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U.S. finalizes new Endangered Species Act rules for threatened species and critical habitat
The Fish and Wildlife Service finalized two Endangered Species Act revisions that will change protections for future threatened-species listings and the process for excluding land from critical habitat.
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Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes Endangered Species Act regulatory changes affecting critical habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized revisions to Endangered Species Act regulations, including a provision allowing some areas to be excluded from critical-habitat designations when the exclusion would not cause a species’ extinction.
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Revised Canada Lynx Critical-Habitat Rule Covering 14,030 Square Miles Takes Effect Aug. 17
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a revised critical-habitat designation for threatened Canada lynx across Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Washington.
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Trump Administration Finalizes ESA Rules for Threatened Species, Habitat
The Fish and Wildlife Service finalized July 17 rules changing future threatened-species protections and critical-habitat exclusions nationwide.