Sentences with phrase «federal endangered»

By 2004, the foxes were added to the Federal Endangered Species List.

Bush administration protect America's only endangered dragonfly Hooray for the really little guys — in this case, the Hines emerald dragonfly, the only dragonfly species on the federal endangered species list, which finally received protection in the last days of the Bush administration.

VIDEOS: SAN FRANCISCO TUNA TOUR KEY DOCUMENTS • 2017 rejection of petition to list bluefin tuna under the Endangered Species Act • 2016 federal petition • 2010 federal Endangered Species Act listing petition • Map of bluefin tuna essential fish habitat and Gulf oil spill RELATED CAMPAIGNS • Bluefin tuna • Oceans • Fisheries • The Endangered Species Act

The government has just declared that the national symbol no longer requires the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act.

The unassuming insects might otherwise be no match for the armed forces juggernaut, but for the last several years, the butterfly has been a candidate for the federal endangered species list — threatening the DOD's authorization to fire artillery in their habitat.

Other problems with the LBWEG as perceived by HMANA include its failure to require that developers of industrial wind energy projects avoid known bird migration pathways and daily movement flyways, avoid features of the landscape known to attract raptors (such as ridge lines and coastlines), avoid areas formally designated as Important Bird Areas and avoid documented locations of any species protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.

Millions of acres were placed off - limits to logging when the bird was listed as threatened under the federal endangered - species law.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that gray wolves in Montana and Idaho must be given the same protections under the federal Endangered Species Act as their cousins in Wyoming.

(Washington, D.C., January 8, 2014) The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio's Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which today announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other federal laws concerning the planned installation of a wind turbine on the shores of Lake Erie.

A clarification: although there are discrepancies about the populations of humpback whales, they are indeed on the federal endangered species list.

Pacific smelt have just been added to the federal endangered species list.

They were placed on the federal endangered species list in 1967.

These areas contain populations of endangered blue, humpback and fin whales that are federally protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1538 et seq.), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).

[FN16] Ironically, the Ocean Reef Club ORCat colony is located next to the Key Largo Hammocks State Botanical Site, which contains habitat that supports the federal endangered Key Largo woodrat and the Key Largo cotton mouse.

In addition, the monarch butterfly is under review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for protection as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act, with a final listing decision expected in June 2019.

KEY DOCUMENTS 2012 Decision that federal protection may be warranted 2010 Federal Endangered Species Act listing petition Map of predicted climate change effects on white - tailed ptarmigan's range

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced a year - long review of the groups» petition to give the monarch protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.

On March 28, 2008, the northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf was taken off the federal endangered species list.

The loggerhead sea turtle is listed as threatened (likely to become endangered, in danger of extinction, within the foreseeable future) under the U.S. Federal Endangered Species Act and internationally it is listed as endangered (facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

The case has long been considered a high - stakes test of how far the federal Endangered Species Act can require changes to modern society aimed at ensuring the continued viability of species considered iconic.

Some conservation advocates wanted the grouse to get the greatest legal protection available under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The groups» scientists also surveyed systematists to fill out the species lists and drew on expert advice to create a new list of endangered species that includes species that haven't wound through the red tape to gain federal endangered status.

Under the new agreement, gray wolves will be delisted in those states that have established suitable protection plans (Idaho and Montana)-- so limited hunting will be allowed there — while federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections will remain in place in the other states (Washington, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming) where gray wolf populations are still in jeopardy.

For these species, the federal Endangered Species Act can help preserve habitat, require «consultation» on projects that need federal approval and make most hunting illegal.

Not exact matches

Republican lawyers filed a motion that was posted on the court's website Friday accusing Stein of engaging in legal antics and saying her recount request endangers Pennsylvania's ability to certify its electors by the federal deadline.

March 9 (Reuters)- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he had formally asked for the state to be excluded from a federal offshore drilling program that he said would threaten its ocean resources and endanger efforts toward a cleaner energy economy.

Theranos, once valued at $ 9 billion, is also being investigated by other federal and state agencies and was accused in a suit filed in May of endangering customer health through «massive failures» that misrepresented test results, according to court papers.

Sept. 26, 2012: A coalition of conservation groups files suit in Federal Court to force Ottawa to protect endangered and threatened species along the route of the proposed pipeline, including Pacific humpback whales.

If a judge deems the British Columbia government is not doing enough to protect crucial habitat of the endangered spotted owl, he or she could order the federal environment minister to recommend an emergency protection order under the federal Species at Risk Act.

BOSTON — President Obama signed an executive order on Monday requiring federal contractors to provide up to seven days of paid sick leave a year, even as he accused Republican congressional leaders of endangering the economy and Republican presidential candidates of undercutting American workers.

The incident caused a national uproar and sparked a federal investigation into why an officer would feel the need to use such physical force on a teenage girl, who did not appear to be endangering anyone.

After loosing his senate position Rick Santorum earned millions of dollars including payments from a lobbying firm, an energy company engaged in controversial practice which pollutes ground water and endangers the public and a hospital conglomerate that was sued for allegedly defrauding the federal government.

Animals Australia is joining tireless advocates Colin Riddell and Bob Irwin in a Coalition of 28 animal welfare and conservation groups calling on the Federal Government to ban the hunting of all endangered and vulnerable native species.

There is ample evidence that the combination of stockmen and federal poisoners has already succeeded in eliminating certain animal populations and endangering others.

Controversial federal legislation to limit funding for subsidized school lunches and change some of the program's nutritional standards passed a House committee on a 20 - 14 vote May 18, and the proposal is being hammered by critics who believe it would endanger the health of American school children.

Voted against prohibiting federal funds to be used for listing the Mexican wolf as an endangered species;

«The first responsibility of the federal government is to protect our borders and not endanger the safety of our citizens.

Would this loan endanger federal funds?

She drew cheers as she told the Interior officials, «Long Islanders will not stand idly by as the federal government endangers our coastline.»

Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, whose committee shapes the city's annual budget, estimated that the Trump administration could endanger more than 10 percent of the funding the city receives directly from Washington — plus additional federal monies that get channeled through the state.

Riverkeeper is blasting a recently released federal review that concluded construction for a new Tappan Zee Bridge will not harm the river's sturgeon, an endangered species of prehistoric fish.

The heart of the complaint was that a fund full of dough limited to supporting candidates for federal office was used to promote Malloy's endangered re-election effort.

It is also endangering tens of millions of dollars in federal Teacher Incentive Fund grants earmarked for its teachers, because it has not adopted a system which recognizes and highlights great teaching.

Lhota urged the city to appeal the ruling and said a new federal monitor could endanger New Yorkers.

Sessions, speaking at a White House press briefing, stated that sanctuary cities were endangering the country by failing to comply with federal immigration mandates, and said the government could hold back funding from those municipalities.

But Castorina described a potential nightmare for federal agencies attempting to monitor the financial dealings of suspicious persons if the city expunged the data, and accused de Blasio and his allies of endangering Americans in order to advance a liberal «political agenda.»

Joining Nulty and the County of Rockland Tuesday evening, the Orangetown Town Board publicly criticized the gun map of the Rockland County Journal - News, saying the newspaper's recent publishing of a map listing the names and addresses of all gun permit holders endangers the lives and safety of all police, correction, undercover and investigative officers, from local town and village departments to federal security agencies.

And they say their concerns about potential pollution, overreliance on fracked gas and encroachment of historic sites and endangered species» habitats have been ignored by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and other state and federal agencies.

A federal judge warned U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that his «media blitz» following the arrest of Sheldon Silver endangered Bharara's prosecution of the former Assembly speaker, but ultimately denied Silver's motion to dismiss the case.

«The new Senate bill is an enormous disappointment, creating new and completely unacceptable federal policy that endangers human life and rights of conscience,» reads the letter obtained by CNN Congressional Producer Deirdre Walsh.