LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING

November 2005

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Environmental and Religious Groups Challenge Arroyo Toad Critical Habitat Designation
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The story of the listing and critical habitat designation for the Arroyo toad by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is a long and tortured one. In the latest chapter, the FWS published a draft economic analysis in February 2005 which forecasted that over $1 billion in total costs would result from the designation of critical habitat for the species. (15 Cal. Water L. & Pol’y Rptr. 195 (April 2005).)