On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a request for information (RFI) seeking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of key permitting programs under Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species...more
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This practice note provides an overview of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. ยง 1531 et seq., and discusses the obligations of real estate developers and property owners with respect to the ESA. Congress enacted the...more
Securing Endangered Species Act (ESA) incidental take and other voluntary permits often requires so much time and money that their many compliance, streamlining, and conservation benefits can go unrealized. The U.S. Fish and...more
Project development east of the Rocky Mountains may be about to become exponentially more difficult in light of a new proposal under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)...more