The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA), as part of a coalition, filed a lawsuit to challenge the process used by the California Fish and Game Commission to consider the western Joshua tree as a potentially threatened species.
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New Endangered Species Act Rules Coming
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) on Aug. 12 announced changes to rules implementing parts of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This is a positive step that will increase transparency and effectiveness of the ESA and reduce overly-burdensome regulations faced by aggregates producers, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
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February 29, 2016 – The definition of a critical habitat will expand from an “area occupied by species at the time it is listed” to areas that a species may occupy in the future due to climate change or other factors. This is according to final rules from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and National Marine Fisheries Service allow the agencies to expand the…
Read MorePERMITTING – June 2015
Cemex Seeks to Build on New Braunfels Success Cemex is seeking a permit under the federal Endangered Species Act that would allow it to expand its quarry operations into 199 wooded acres off Loop 337 in New Braunfels, Texas, which includes habitat for the endangered golden-cheeked warbler (the gold finch of Texas). The tract of woodlands is located generally between…
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