U.S. Supreme Court,
Environmental & Energy
Sep. 20, 2018
One leap too far for the federal Endangered Species Act
On the first day of its October 2018 term, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the extent of the government’s ability to designate private property as a “critical habitat.”
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The dusky gopher frog was listed as an endangered species on Dec. 4, 2001. Several thousands of acres in Mississippi were then identified as critical habitat for the frog 101/2 years later on June 12, 2012. About 100 adults of the species exist on Glen's Pond, a site in Mississippi. The frog had been found in the past in Louisiana and Alabama. The frog lives underground most of its life in tree stumps, holes and burrows created by other a...
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