With the stroke of a pen (and an impressively inarticulate signing statement), President Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act…
What happens when Congress doesn’t adequately fund recovery for endangered species? This. The figure shows the declining percentage of species…
Two weeks ago, the Trump administration released its proposals to change some of the rules for the Endangered Species Act. Most media coverage…
How does a much-loved car, over time, end up looking like this? You can imagine the owner always getting it…
Last week, Senator Barrasso released a sweeping draft bill to amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Not since 2005…
Do conservation plans under the Endangered Species Act work? Does a novel conservation technique lead to more critters on the…
Earlier this month, I had posted basic information about the upcoming changes to the regulations and policies that implement the Endangered Species…
On Monday, I wrote about the upcoming proposals to amend the Endangered Species Act regulations for listings, critical habitat, and…
People love wildlife. Just ask any 6-year old. Our policies that are meant to help wildlife are some of the most important ones we work on in conservation. I’m thrilled to have Ya Wei Li – who goes by Jake – join the Innovation Center’s staff. He’s one of America’s top experts in endangered species law and policy. Here are my questions to Jake, and his answers.
How did you end up working on wildlife?
In recent years, the environmental community has emphasized that Congress does not need to “modernize” the Endangered Species Act. Instead, they argue, any comprehensive changes should be done strictly through administrative reform. This month, I expect our federal wildlife agencies to begin doing just that.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service will propose…