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Alameda Whipsnake
July 2003: District Court Throws Out Critical Habitat Designation for Alameda Whipsnake Home Builders Association of Northern California, et al. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. CV F 01-5722 AWI SMS (E.D. Cal. May 9, 2003).
January 2001: Critical Habitat under the Endangered Species Act: Key to Recovery or Unworkable Quagmire with Only Marginal Species Benefit?
American Pika
December 2009: Lawsuit Seeks Protection for American Pika under the California Endangered Species Act Center for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Commission CPF 09-509927, filed Oct 28, 2009 (San Francisco Cnty. Sup. Ct.)
Amphipod
January 2004: Endangered Species Disputes over Texas Troglobites Spawn Lawsuit, Dissention Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton, et al. Case No. 1:03CV02402, filed Nov. 19, 2003 (D. D.C.).
Anadromous Fish
June 2005: California Proposes Total Maximum Daily Load for Temperature on Salmon River
June 2005: Judge Says Statute of Limitations Bars Tribe’s Claims for Compensation for Alleged Damages Sustained to Tribal Fishing Rights Klamath Tribes of Oregon v. PacifiCorp, ___F.Supp.2d___ 04 – 644 – CO (D. Or. April 21, 2005)
January 2001: Agencies Release Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the Trinity River Fishery Restoration Plan
Animal Grazing
December 2002: Ninth Circuit Breathes Life into ESA Section 7(d), Holding It Applies to Claims for Injunctive Relief Regarding Non-Jeopardizing Agency Action Taken after Initiation of Formal Consultation Southwest Center For Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al. 307 F.3d 964 (9th Cir. Oct. 2, 2002).
Arkansas River Shiner
November 2001: Court of Appeals: Tenth Circuit Requires Additional Evidence Beyond a Chronology of Events to Satisfy the Catalyst Test For Attorney's Fees under the ESA. Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton 262 F.3d 1077 (10th Cir. 2001).
Arroyo Toad
June 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Drastically Reduces Critical Habitat for Endangered Arroyo Toad
April 2005: Arroyo Toad to Cost Water Agencies $49 Million 70 Fed. Reg. 7459 (Feb. 14, 2005)
Bald Eagle
October 2001: Oregon Irrigation Districts Move to Intervene in Suit Brought by Environmental Groups Requesting that Bald Eagles Be Given Priority to Klamath Project Water Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Keys Case No. 01-6250-AA, motion filed Sept. 5, 2001 (D.Or.).
Bills and Proposed Legislation
June 2008: Delta Legislative Update: SB 997 and SB 27: Of Hatcheries and Canals
May 2008: Pacific Fisheries Management Council Considers Management Options while California Legislature Acts to Restore Salmon Habitat
February 2007: Precedent-Setting Legislation Requires Klamath River Salmon Recovery Plan
December 2006: 2006 Year-End Legislative Summary
Brown Pelican
April 2009: Delisting California Brown Pelican Is Landmark Species Recovery
Bull Trout
December 2004: More on Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designations and Their Implications for Section 7 Consultation
November 2004: Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation Stirs Up Controversy in Northwest
California Gnatcatcher
August 2002: Court Approves Voluntary Government Remand of Critical Habitat Designations during Reconsideration of Economic Analysis; Existing Designations Will Remain in Place During Remand National Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Department of the Interior, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 99-5246, and Related Cases 01-7028 and 01-8412. (C.D. Cal.).
January 2001: Critical Habitat under the Endangered Species Act: Key to Recovery or Unworkable Quagmire with Only Marginal Species Benefit?
California State Water Project
April 2001: New Developments in Impacts of the Endangered Species Act on California's Water Supplies
Central Valley Project
April 2001: New Developments in Impacts of the Endangered Species Act on California's Water Supplies
Chinook Salmon
May 2007: Superior Court Judge Orders Shutdown of Delta Water Pumps Watershed Enforcers v. Department of Water Resources RG06292124, Alameda County Superior Court, order issued March 22, 2007
January 2007: DWR Need Not Immediately Shut Down Delta Water Pumps over Fishery Concerns Watershed Enforcers v. California Dept. of Water Resources, et al. RG06292124, hearing Nov. 17, 2006, Alameda County Superior Court
June 2005: The Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord: From Controversy to Consensus
October 2004: District Court Holds that Bureau Violated California Law by Failing to Maintain Historic Fish Populations in the San Joaquin River Natural Resources Defense Council v. Patterson, ___F.Supp.2d___ Civ. S-88-1658 LKK (E.D. Cal. Aug. 27, 2004)
Climate Change
January 2010: New Analytical Framework Created to Assess Climate Change Impacts on Endangered Species
Coho Salmon
February 2008: Third District Court Upholds California Fish and Game Commission’s Coho Listings as Threatened and Endangered California Forestry Ass’n v. California Fish and Game Comm’n, ___Cal.App.4th___ C053866 (3rd Dist. Nov. 20, 2007)
January 2008: Third District Court Upholds California Fish and Game Commission’s Coho Listings as Threatened and Endangered California Forestry Ass’n v. California Fish and Game Comm’n, ___Cal.App.4th___ C053866 (3rd Dist. Nov. 20, 2007)
April 2005: U.S. District Court for District of Oregon Rules Coho Salmon Have Been Illegally Listed California State Grange, et al. v. U.S. Dept of Commerce, et al. ___F.Supp2d___

02-6044 (D.Or. Jan 25, 2005)

January 2002: Group Sends 60-day Notice Challenging Southern Oregon-Northern California Coho Salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit Listing
Conservation Easements
December 2002: Conservation Easement on 13,000-acre Ranch in Sierra Valley Aims to Protect Rural Lifestyle, Ranch Viability and Environmental Values
Conservation Plans
March 2003: Revising the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act: Is it Enough to Resolve the Conflict Between Species Conservation and Compatible Land Use?
Critical Habitat
May 2005: Arizona Approves Legislation to Fund 50-year Multispecies Conservation Program for the Lower Colorado River
January 2005: U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Readopts Rules Underlying Incidental Take Permits and Habitat Conservation Plans
January 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Moves Forward on Second Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan in Riverside County
December 2004: More on Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designations and Their Implications for Section 7 Consultation
December 2004: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Critical Habitat in Southern California
December 2004: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Draft Economic Analysis For Riverside Fairy Shrimp Critical Habitat
November 2004: Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation Stirs Up Controversy in Northwest
November 2004: Ninth Circuit Sharpens the Regulatory Teeth of Critical Habitat at the Expense of Landowners and Proponents of Habitat Conservation Plans
November 2004: Two New Lawsuits Filed to Designate Critical Habitat for Rare Plants
June 2004: Critical Habitat Designations Affecting California.
March 2004: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for California Tiger Salamander
August 2002: Court Approves Voluntary Government Remand of Critical Habitat Designations during Reconsideration of Economic Analysis; Existing Designations Will Remain in Place During Remand National Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Department of the Interior, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 99-5246, and Related Cases 01-7028 and 01-8412. (C.D. Cal.).
May 2002: New Restrictions of Habitat Regulation under the Federal Endangered Species Act
Janurary 2002: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Critical Habitat for the Purple Amole
November 2001: Court of Appeals: Tenth Circuit Requires Additional Evidence Beyond a Chronology of Events to Satisfy the Catalyst Test For Attorney's Fees under the ESA. Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton 262 F.3d 1077 (10th Cir. 2001).
June 2001: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Updates: Critical Habitat Designation for Bay Checkerspot Butterfly; Comment Period Re-Opening for Sacramento Splittail; Listing of Ventura Marsh Mil-Vetch
February 2001: Cal-Fed Approves Grant for Acquisition of Staten Island
Definitions
December 2003: D.C. District Court Grants Summary Judgment in “No Surprises” Conservation Planning Litigation—Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Related Memoranda Spirit of the Sage Council v. Babbitt, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 98-1873 (D. DC Sept. 30, 2003).
Delta Green Ground Beetle
January 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Recovery Plans for Vernal Pools and Tidewater Goby Fish
Delta Smelt
June 2008: Delta Legislative Update: SB 997 and SB 27: Of Hatcheries and Canals
January 2008: State Water Board Adopts Resolutions Regarding Delta Protection
June 2007: Superior Court’s Order Barring Pumping from Banks Plant in Delta Stayed Pending Appeal Watershed Enforcers v. Department of Water Resources RG06292124, slip op. Apr. 17, 2007 (Alameda County Superior Court)
May 2007: Superior Court Judge Orders Shutdown of Delta Water Pumps Watershed Enforcers v. Department of Water Resources RG06292124, Alameda County Superior Court, order issued March 22, 2007
April 2005: Environmental Groups File Legal Challenge to Biological Opinion Finding that the Joint Operation of the CVP and SWP Will Not Adversely Affect Delta Smelt Natural Resources Defense Council v. Norton, et al. C-05-0690 EMC, filed Feb. 15, 2005 (N.D. Cal)
November 2004: Central Valley Project and State Water Project Operations and Criteria Plan Receiving Increased Scrutiny
August/September 2003: Federal Courts Accept Settlement Agreements in Delta Smelt Lawsuits
Dryopid Beetle
January 2004: Endangered Species Disputes over Texas Troglobites Spawn Lawsuit, Dissention Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton, et al. Case No. 1:03CV02402, filed Nov. 19, 2003 (D. D.C.).
Economic Impacts
August 2002: Court Approves Voluntary Government Remand of Critical Habitat Designations during Reconsideration of Economic Analysis; Existing Designations Will Remain in Place During Remand National Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Department of the Interior, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 99-5246, and Related Cases 01-7028 and 01-8412. (C.D. Cal.).
Endangered Species
March 2002: NEW MEXICO: Clean Water Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
Evolutionary Significant Units
February 2008: Third District Court Upholds California Fish and Game Commission’s Coho Listings as Threatened and Endangered California Forestry Ass’n v. California Fish and Game Comm’n, ___Cal.App.4th___ C053866 (3rd Dist. Nov. 20, 2007)
January 2008: Third District Court Upholds California Fish and Game Commission’s Coho Listings as Threatened and Endangered California Forestry Ass’n v. California Fish and Game Comm’n, ___Cal.App.4th___ C053866 (3rd Dist. Nov. 20, 2007)
Fairy Shrimp
June 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reduces Riverside Fairy Shrimp Critical Habitat to 306 Acres
January 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Recovery Plans for Vernal Pools and Tidewater Goby Fish
December 2004: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Draft Economic Analysis For Riverside Fairy Shrimp Critical Habitat
August 2002: Court Approves Voluntary Government Remand of Critical Habitat Designations during Reconsideration of Economic Analysis; Existing Designations Will Remain in Place During Remand National Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Department of the Interior, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 99-5246, and Related Cases 01-7028 and 01-8412. (C.D. Cal.).
Ferrigous Pygmy Owl
November 2001: ARIZONA: EPA Increasingly Active on Storm Water Compliance; Endangered Species Act Connection
January 2001: Critical Habitat under the Endangered Species Act: Key to Recovery or Unworkable Quagmire with Only Marginal Species Benefit?
Fish
May 2002: Klamath Update: News from the Klamath Basin
March 2002: National Academy of Sciences Releases Report Supporting Farmers in the Klamath Water Battle
November 2001: WASHINGTON: State Proposes Metering Rule for Certain Water Diversions Affecting Fish
Flat Tailed Horned Lizard
October 2001: Court of Appeals: Ninth Circuit Orders Secretary of the Interior to Reconsider a Decision Declining Designation of the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act Defenders of Wildlife et al. v. Norton et al. 42 258 F.3d 1136 (9th Cir. July 31, 2001).
General
August 2002: The Salton Sea: A Resource at Risk
August 2002: California's Imperial Valley Farmers Called Upon to Fallow 75,000 Acres in Anticipation of Reduced Colorado River Supplies; Legislature Considers ESA Implications
May 2002: Ninth Circuit Orders BLM, Pursuant to NEPA, to Take a Harder Look at the Impacts of Fungus on the Port Orford Cedar Kern et al. v. United States Bureau of Land Management et al. ___F.3d___, Case No. 99-35254 (9th Cir. March 22, 2002).
June 2001: Federal Claims Court Finds that the Fish & Wildlife Services' Restrictions on Water Outflows to Protect the Delta Smelt and Chinook Salmon under the ESA Constitutes a Fifth Amendment "Taking" Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District v. United States, ___F.3d___, Case No. 98-101 (Fed. Cl. April 30, 2001).
June 2001: Federal Claims Court Finds that the Fish & Wildlife Services' Restrictions on Water Outflows to Protect the Delta Smelt and Chinook Salmon under the ESA Constitutes a Fifth Amendment "Taking" Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District v. United States, ___F.3d___, Case No. 98-101 (Fed. Cl. April 30, 2001).
God Squad
July 2001: Congressmen Ask Interior Department to Consider Convening the "God Squad" for Klamath Basin Irrigators
July 2001: Federal: Congressmen Ask Interior Department to Consider Convening the "God Squad" for Klamath Basin Irrigators
Green Sturgeon
July 2001: Environmental Groups Petition National Marine Fisheries Service to List Green Sturgeon as Endangered
Grizzly Bear
October 2003: Ninth Circuit Upholds Agencies’ Findings that a New Access Road to Timber Harvest Site Will Not Jeopardize or Significantly Impact Grizzly Bear Population Selkirk Conservation Alliance, et al. v. Forsgren, et al. 336 F.3d 944, Case No. 02-35635 (9th Cir. 2003).
Habitat Conservation Plans
August 2005: California Supreme Court Rules Coastal Commission Is Constitutional Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Commission, ___Cal.4th___ S113466 (Cal. June 23, 2005)
May 2005: Multispecies Conservation Program for the Lower Colorado River Launched
December 2004: Agreement for Funding for the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Approved
August 2004: Controversial Incidental Take Permit Is Issued under Riverside County’s Huge Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan
May 2004: Habitat Conservation Plans: A Case for “No Surprises” and the “Permit Revocation Rule
July 2001: Sometimes the Twain Shall Meet: Conservation and Development in the Natomas Basin
Indian Tribes
June 2009: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Decreases Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep by 55 Percent
Kangaroo Rat
January 2001: Critical Habitat under the Endangered Species Act: Key to Recovery or Unworkable Quagmire with Only Marginal Species Benefit?
Klamath River Basin
July 2002: Klamath's Next Chapter Written: Book Not Complete
October 2001: FEDERAL/OREGON: Irrigation Districts Move to Intervene in Suit Brought by Environmental Groups Requesting that Bald Eagles Be Given Priority to Klamath Project Water Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Keys Case No. 01-6250-AA, motion filed Sept. 5, 2001 (D. Or.).
July 2001: Federal/Oregon: District Court Denies Klamath Farmers' Request For Injuction Preventing Implementation of Bureau's 2001 Operations Plan Kandra v. United States ___F.Supp.2d___,Civ.No.01-6124-AA,2001 (D. Or. April 30, 2001)
Listing Moratorium
January 2001: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Imposes Moratorium on Listing of Endangered and Threatened Species
January 2001: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Imposes Moratorium on Listing of Endangered and Threatened Species
Listings Delistings & Proposed Listings
June 2004: Endangered Species Update.
Loach Minnow
December 2002: Ninth Circuit Breathes Life into ESA Section 7(d), Holding It Applies to Claims for Injunctive Relief Regarding Non-Jeopardizing Agency Action Taken after Initiation of Formal Consultation Southwest Center For Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al. 307 F.3d 964 (9th Cir. Oct. 2, 2002).
Loggerhead Turtle
December 2002: Eleventh Circuit Affirms "Catalyst" Doctrine in Affirming Award of Attorneys' Fees under Federal Environmental Statutes Loggerhead Turtle v. the County Council of Volusia County, Florida, 307 F.3d 1318 (11th Cir. Sept. 30, 2002)
Longfin Smelt
May 2009: State Water Contractors Challenge Department of Fish and Game’s Longfin Smelt Take Permit for State Water Project
March 2009: Longfin Smelt Likely to Be Listed as Threatened Species—Could Mean More Water Restrictions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
January 2009: In the Wake of Fish and Game Commission’s Adoption of Longfin Smelt Emergency Regulations, Water Contractors File December Lawsuits State Water Contractors v. Fish and Game Commission, et al. BS 118166
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program
November 2004: New Support and Commitment of Key Water Agencies Benefit Lower Colorado River Conservation Program
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
March 2001: United States Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Draft Environmental Assessment for Agricultural Program on Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Migratory Birds
February 2007: D.C. Circuit Rules that Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act Limits Protection to Birds that Are Native To U.S. The Fund for Animals, Inc. v. Kempthorne, ___ F.3d ___ 05-CV-5352 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 15, 2006)
Northern Goshawk
January 2004: Ninth Circuit Finds U.S. Forest Service Violated the National Environmental Policy Act by Not Disclosing Responsible Scientific Opposition in Final EIS for Forest Management Plan Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al. ___F.3d ___, (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2003).
Northwest Salmon Plan
November 2009: Obama Administration Backs Current Northwest Salmon Plan
Paiute Cutthroat Trout
October 2005: Environmental Groups File Suit in Federal and State Courts in California to Block Poisoning Paiute Cutthroat Trout in Sierra Nevada Streams Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, et al. v. State Water Resources Control Board, et al. 05CS01160 (Sac. Co. Super. Ct.); Californians For Alternatives to Toxics, et al. v. Jack Troyer, et al
Pesticides
November 2004: Bush Administration Streamlines Pesticide Approval, Reduces Role of Wildlife Agencies.
Purple Amole
Janurary 2002: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Critical Habitat for the Purple Amole
Pygmy Owl
October 2003: Ninth Circuit Overturns U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Designation of Arizona Pigmy Owls as Distinct Population Segment National Association of Home Builders v. Norton ___F.3d___, Case No. 02-15212 (9th Cir. Aug. 19, 2003).
Quino Checkerspon Butterfly
January 2001: Critical Habitat under the Endangered Species Act: Key to Recovery or Unworkable Quagmire with Only Marginal Species Benefit?
Red-Legged Frog
April 2001: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Over Four-Million Acres as California Red-Legged Frog Critical Habitat
January 2001: Critical Habitat under the Endangered Species Act: Key to Recovery or Unworkable Quagmire with Only Marginal Species Benefit?
Riffle Beetle
January 2004: Endangered Species Disputes over Texas Troglobites Spawn Lawsuit, Dissention Center for Biological Diversity v. Norton, et al. Case No. 1:03CV02402, filed Nov. 19, 2003 (D. D.C.).
Sacramento Splittail
November 2003: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Delists Sacramento Splittail 68 Federal Register 55140
January 2001: Government Appeals Federal Court Invalidation of Sacramento Splittail Listing San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Anne Badgley, et al., ___F.Supp.2d___, CV-F-5658OWW (E.D.Cal. June 23, 2000).
January 2001: Federal: Government Appeals Federal Court Invalidation of Sacramento Splittail Listing San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority v. Anne Badgley, et al ___F.Supp.2d___, CV-F-99-5658OWW (E. D. Cal. June 23, 2000)
Salmon
June 2009: State Water Board Holds Workshop to Determine Reasonableness of Water Diversions for Frost Protection in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties and Workshop to Review Temporary Urgency Change
May 2008: Pacific Fisheries Management Council Considers Management Options while California Legislature Acts to Restore Salmon Habitat
June 2007: Oregon Court of Appeals Narrows Scope of Exemptions in Oregon’s Removal-Fill Permitting Laws Regarding Essential Habitat Bridgeview Vineyards, Inc. v. State Land Board of the State of Oregon 99CV0132, A120754 (Or. App. 2007)
May 2005: SWRCB Holds Public Workshop to Consider Petition Related to AB2121 Mandates Regarding Water Diversions on Central Coast Streams
February 2005: NOAA Modifies Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for Salmon and Steelhead in California and the Pacific Northwest.
November 2004: Ninth Circuit Finds Association of California Water Agencies Is Entitled to Attorneys’ Fees after Related ESA Litigation Renders ACWA’s Suit Moot Association of California Water Agencies v. Evans, ___F.3d___ 03-15380 (9th Cir. Sep. 24, 2004)
November 2004: Ninth Circuit Holds that Army Corps’ Record of Consultation and Statement of Decision for Dam Operation Is Not in Violation of the Administrative Procedures Act National Wildlife Federation v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ___F.3d___ 0335235p (9th Cir. Oct. 4, 2004)
October 2004: Ninth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Decision on Trinity River Flows Westlands Water District v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Hoopa Valley Tribe, et al. 376 F.3d 853 (9th Cir. 2004)
August 2004: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Affirms Order Benefiting Eel River Salmon
August 2004: Plan to Restore Flows in the Trinity River Survives Challenge, with Implications for Rivers and Streams Throughout the West Westlands Water District et al. v. Hoopa Valley Tribe et al., ___F.3d___ (9th Cir. July 13, 2004)
May 2004: The National Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences Advise Washington State on Managing the Columbia River
March 2004: District Court Restricts the Use of Pesticides near Western Salmon Streams Washington Toxics Coalition, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. C01-0132C (W.D. Wash. Jan. 22, 2004)
March 2004: Ninth Circuit Overturns Fish and Wildlife Service’s Decision to Grant Special Use Permit for Salmon Enhancement Project as a Prohibited Commercial Enterprise under the Wilderness Act The Wilderness Society, et al. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ___ F.3d ___, Case No. 01-35266 (9th Cir. Dec. 30, 2003).
December 2003: National Research Council Report Calls for New Water Management Emphasis in Klamath Basin
June 2003: Friant Dam Settlement Negotiations Falter, Stalling Efforts to Breed Salmon Out of a Dry San Joaquin River
June 2003: Trinity Management Council Foregoes "Pulse Flow" Water Releases into the Trinity River, in Favor or Summer Limited Releases
June 2003: Lower Butte Creek Project Aims to Improve Fish Migration and Water Management
April 2003: NOAA Fisheries Preliminary Status Review Concludes that Pacific Salmonids Still Need Protection
March 2003: Sonoma County Water Agency Announces Plan to Reduce Russian River Flow to Aid Salmon and Steelhead
February 2003: Another Chapter in Salmonid Recovery - Oregon Agencies Respond to Scientific Recommendations
January 2002: State Water Resources Control Board Holds Public Workshop to Discuss Narrative Salmon Protection Objective in the 1995 Bay-Delta Plan.
November 2001: WASHINGTON: State Proposes Metering Rule for Certain Water Diversions Affecting Fish
November 2001: Public/Private Partnership Will Purchase 25,000 Forest Acres in Northern California for State Park
July 2001: Ninth Circuit Holds that Biological Opinions by the National Marine Fisheries Service Are Inadequate Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Inc. v. National Marine Fisheries Service ___F.3d.___,99-36027,36195 (9th Cir. May 31, 2001).
July 2001: Ninth Circuit Holds that Biological Opinions by the National Marine Fisheries Service Are Inadequate Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Inc. v. National Marine Fisheries Service, ___F.3d.___,99-36027,36195 (9th Cir. May 31, 2001).
July 2001: Federal/Orego: Ninth Circuit Holds that Biological Opinions by the National Marine Fisheries Service Are Inadequate Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Inc. v. National Marine Fisheries Service ___F.3d.___,99-36027,36195 (9th Cir. May 31, 2001)
June 2001: Judge Slows Implementation of Last-Minute Clinton Administration ROD for Increased Trinity River Flows Westlands Water District, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, et al. ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No.Civ.F 00-7124 OWW DLB,order(E. D. Cal. March 22, 2001).
June 2001: Washington: State Declares "Drought Emergency"; Energy Deficit Impacted
May 2001: Idaho: Governor Signs "427k Acre Feet" Legislation
Section 7 Consultations
Janurary 2002: First Circuit Holds Navy's Interim Training Exercises Are Not a "Major Construction Activity" Requiring a Biological Assessment under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act Water Keeper Alliance v. United States Department of Defense ___F.3d___, Case No. 01-2057(1st Cir. Nov. 9, 2001).
Silver Minnow
March 2004: Texas: Endangered Species Act Issues Impacting Water Supply
August/September 2003: Tenth Circuit Holds that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Has Discretion to Reduce Contract Water Deliveries and Restrict Diversions to Meet Its Duties under the Endangered Species Act Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys, et al. ___F.3d___, Case Nos. 02-2254, 02-2255, 02-2267, 02-2295, 02- 2304 (cons.) (10th Cir. June 12, 2003).
August 2002: New Mexico ESA Litigation Update: Parties Appeal District Court Decision Concerning the Middle Rio Grande Valley and the Silvery Minnow. RGSM v. Keys, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 99-CV0130 (D. N.M. Apr. 19, 2002).
January 2002: NEW MEXICO: Environmental Groups Intend to Refile Suit Contending New Mexico's Water Quality Standards Illegally Exempt Agricultural Runoffs and Fail to Protect Endangered Species Defenders of Wildlife and Forest Guardians v. United States Environmental Protection Agency CIV No. 011252 DJS/ WWD (D. N.M. filed Nov. 2, 2001)
October 2001: FEDERAL/NEW MEXICO: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Programmatic Biological Opinion for Rio Grande Silvery Minnow and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher; Second Amended Complaint Filed in Ongoing ESA Litigation RGSM v. McDonald Civ. No.. 99-1320 (D. N.M. filed Nov. 15, 1999).
January 2001: Critical Habitat under the Endangered Species Act: Key to Recovery or Unworkable Quagmire with Only Marginal Species Benefit?
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
December 2004: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Critical Habitat in Southern California
August 2002: New Mexico ESA Litigation Update: Parties Appeal District Court Decision Concerning the Middle Rio Grande Valley and the Silvery Minnow. RGSM v. Keys, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 99-CV0130 (D. N.M. Apr. 19, 2002).
May 2002: FEDERAL/ARIZONA: Environmentalists Prevail on Groundwater Pumping Challenge Center for Biological Diversity v. Rumsfeld et al ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No.CIV99-203 TUC ACM, Order (D.Az. April 11, 2002).
October 2001: FEDERAL/NEW MEXICO: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Programmatic Biological Opinion for Rio Grande Silvery Minnow and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher; Second Amended Complaint Filed in Ongoing ESA Litigation RGSM v. McDonald Civ. No.. 99-1320 (D. N.M. filed Nov. 15, 1999).
July 2001: Federal/New Mexico: Tenth Circuit Overhauls Critical Habitat Designations Specifically Rejecting the FWS' "Baseline Approach" to Economic Analyses New Mexico Cattle Growers Associations, et al. v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service et al. 248 F.3d 1277 (10th Cir. May 11, 2001)
July 2001: Tenth Circuit Rules Fish and Wildlife Service Must Consider Full Economic Impacts when Designating Critical Habitat New Mexico Cattle Growers Associations, et al. v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service et al. ___F.3d___,Case No.00-2050 (10th Cir. May 11, 2001)
June 2001: Tenth Circuit Rules Fish and Wildlife Service Must Consider Full Economic Impacts when Designating Critical Habitat New Mexico Cattle Growers Associations, et al. v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service et al. ___F.3d___,Case No.00-2050 (10th Cir. May 11, 2001).
June 2001: Tenth Circuit Rules Fish and Wildlife Service Must Consider Full Economic Impacts When Designating Critical Habitat New Mexico Cattle Growers Associations, et al. v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service et al. ___F.3d___,Case No.00-2050 (10th Cir. May 11, 2001).
Steelhead
June 2005: The Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord: From Controversy to Consensus
May 2005: SWRCB Holds Public Workshop to Consider Petition Related to AB2121 Mandates Regarding Water Diversions on Central Coast Streams
February 2005: NOAA Modifies Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for Salmon and Steelhead in California and the Pacific Northwest.
November 2004: Ninth Circuit Finds Association of California Water Agencies Is Entitled to Attorneys’ Fees after Related ESA Litigation Renders ACWA’s Suit Moot Association of California Water Agencies v. Evans, ___F.3d___ 03-15380 (9th Cir. Sep. 24, 2004)
March 2003: NMFS Issues Public Notice of Administrative Status Reviews for Central Valley Steelhead
March 2003: Sonoma County Water Agency Announces Plan to Reduce Russian River Flow to Aid Salmon and Steelhead
Sturgeon
October 2001: FEDERAL: Environmental Groups Petition National Marine Fisheries Service to List Green Sturgeon as Endangered
Swainson's Hawk
November 2006: Third District Finds Public Agencies Fulfilled Their Statutory Duties under CEQA and CESA In Creating Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan Environmental Council of Sacramento v. City of Sacramento, et al., 142 Cal.App.4th 1018 (3rd Dist. 2006)
Take Permits
May 2007: Superior Court Judge Orders Shutdown of Delta Water Pumps Watershed Enforcers v. Department of Water Resources RG06292124, Alameda County Superior Court, order issued March 22, 2007
May 2002: California Department of Fish and Game Reviews Comments on Proposed Amendments to Incidental Take Regulations
Tidewater Goby Fish
January 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Recovery Plans for Vernal Pools and Tidewater Goby Fish
Tiger Salamander
April 2009: California Fish and Game Lists the California Tiger Salamander as a Candidate for Protection under the California Endangered Species Act
October 2008: Third District Court Lowers Standard to Obtain “Candidate” Species Status under State Endangered Species Act Center for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Commission, ___Cal.App.4th___ C055059 (3rd Dist. Sept. 8, 2008)
March 2007: Sacramento Superior Court Overturns Fish and Game Commission’s Denial to List California Tiger Salamander under California ESA Center for Biological Diversity v. California Fish and Game Commission, 05-CS-00233, Sacramento County Sup. Ct (Dec. 14, 2006)
December 2004: California Fish and Game Commission Rejects Petition to List California Tiger Salamander as Endangered
October 2004: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes California Tiger Salamander Critical Habitat
October 2004: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists California Tiger Salamander as Threatened
Timber Harvesting
October 2008: California Supreme Court Finds Incidental Take Permit with an Overly Broad ‘No Surprise’ Clause An Abuse of Discretion Environmental Protection and Information Center, et al. v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection et al., ___Cal.4th___ S1470547 (Cal. July 17, 2008)
January 2004: Ninth Circuit Finds U.S. Forest Service Violated the National Environmental Policy Act by Not Disclosing Responsible Scientific Opposition in Final EIS for Forest Management Plan Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al. ___F.3d ___, (9th Cir. Nov. 18, 2003).
January 2004: Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court Ruling Related to Implementation of the Star Fire Restoration Plan Earth Island Institute v. U.S. Forest Service ___F.3d___, Case No, 02-16999 (9th Cir. Dec. 11, 2003).
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
March 2001: United States Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Draft Environmental Assessment for Agricultural Program on Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Vernal Pool Species
October 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Critical Habitat Rule for 15 Vernal Pool Species
Western Burrowing Owl
January 2004: California Fish and Game Commission Denies Petition for Listing of the Western Burrowing Owl
Western Snowy Plover
October 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Draft Economic Analysis Estimates Western Snowy Plover Protection to Cost $645 Million
February 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Re-Proposes Western Snowy Plover Critical Habitat with Minimal Change for California
Western Spadefoot Toad
January 2005: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Draft Recovery Plans for Vernal Pools and Tidewater Goby Fish
Wildlife Refuge
March 2002: Norton Announces Two Bush Administrative Proposals: Budget Increase of $56.5 Million for Wildlife Refuge Funding—Decision to Move Forward on California Offshore Oil Leases
November 2001: IDAHO: United States Declines to Appeal State Supreme Court Federal Reserved Rights Decision
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