Vermont Law School Faculty Papers Copyright (c) 2013 NELLCO All rights reserved. http://lsr.nellco.org/vermontlaw_fp Recent documents in Vermont Law School Faculty Papers en-us Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:37:24 PST 3600 AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF CRITICAL HABITAT LITIGATION ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT http://lsr.nellco.org/vermontlaw_fp/1 http://lsr.nellco.org/vermontlaw_fp/1 Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:31:21 PDT As Congress considers amendments to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), one of the most contentious issues to be resolved involves the designation of critical habitat for listed species. At this point, the first wave of critical habitat lawsuits filed by environmental groups has essentially run its course, and has been replaced by a second emergent wave of industry lawsuits seeking to rescind critical habitat designations.

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