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The Endangered Species Act : History, Implementation, Successes, and Controversies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doub, J. Peyton.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Author
  • 1. Roots of Endangered Species Conservation
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Purpose and Objectives of This Book
  • 1.3 Early Roots of Conservation
  • 1.4 History of American Conservation and Endangered Species Legislation
  • 1.5 The Endangered Species Act
  • 1.6 Agencies Administering the Endangered Species Act
  • 1.7 International Protection of Endangered Species
  • Notes
  • 2. Some Basic Concepts
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Ecology
  • 2.3 Autecology and Synecology
  • 2.3.1 Autecology
  • 2.3.2 Synecology
  • 2.4 Species and Taxonomy
  • 2.5 Subspecies
  • 2.6 Genetics and Natural Selection
  • 2.7 Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 3. The Endangered Species Act: The Statute and the Regulations
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Overview of the Statute
  • 3.3 Some Basic Definitions
  • 3.3.1 Endangered
  • 3.3.2 Threatened
  • 3.3.3 Proposed
  • 3.3.4 Candidate
  • 3.3.5 Critical Habitat
  • 3.3.6 Delisting and Downlisting: What the Act Seeks to Achieve
  • 3.3.7 Extinct: What the Act Seeks to Avoid
  • 3.4 The Listing Process (Section 4 of the Act)
  • 3.4.1 Criteria for Listing
  • 3.4.2 Process for Listing
  • 3.4.3 Development of Recovery Criteria and a Recovery Plan
  • 3.5 Other Key Sections of the Act
  • 3.5.1 Section 7: The Government's Planning and Consultation Process
  • 3.5.2 Section 9: You Cannot Knowingly Kill or Harm Listed Species
  • 3.5.3 Section 10: But You Can Get a Permit to Do So
  • 3.6 Rare Species Designations Outside the Scope of the Endangered Species Act
  • Notes
  • 4. Related Environmental Statutes and Regulations
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The National Environmental Policy Act
  • 4.3 The Clean Water Act
  • 4.4 The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
  • 4.5 The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
  • 4.6 The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
  • 4.7 Others.
  • 4.7.1 Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management)
  • 4.7.2 Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands)
  • 4.7.3 Executive Order 13112
  • 4.7.4 National Historic Preservation Act
  • Notes
  • 5. Section 7: The Federal Consultation Process
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Who Must Comply
  • 5.3 Basic Information Sources
  • 5.3.1 Web Sites
  • 5.3.2 Other Data Sources
  • 5.4 Informal Consultation
  • 5.5 Targeted Surveys
  • 5.6 Biological Assessments
  • 5.6.1 Definition and Overview of the Biological Assessment
  • 5.6.2 Project Description in a Biological Assessment
  • 5.6.3 Description of Potentially Affected Species and Habitats
  • 5.6.4 Impact Assessment in a Biological Assessment
  • 5.6.5 Impact Assessment from Ecological Risk Assessment Perspective
  • 5.6.6 Cumulative Impacts in a Biological Assessment
  • 5.6.7 Biological Assessment Conclusions
  • Notes
  • 6. Take Permits and Mitigation
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Incidental Take Permits for Federal Agencies
  • 6.2.1 Biological Opinions
  • 6.2.2 Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives
  • 6.2.3 Incidental Take Statements
  • 6.3 Incidental Take Permits for Nonfederal Applicants
  • 6.3.1 The Permit Application Process
  • 6.3.2 Habitat Conservation Plans
  • 6.4 Mitigation
  • 6.4.1 Mitigation under the National Environmental Policy Act
  • 6.4.2 Wetland Mitigation
  • 6.4.3 Endangered Species Act Mitigation
  • 6.4.3.1 Avoidance and Minimization
  • 6.4.3.2 Compensatory Mitigation
  • 6.4.4 The Future of Mitigation
  • Notes
  • 7. The Endangered Species Act and the States
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Overview of State Endangered Species Regulation
  • 7.3 Examples of State Endangered Species Acts
  • 7.3.1 Maryland
  • 7.3.1.1 Statutes and Regulations
  • 7.3.1.2 Other Related Maryland Statutes
  • 7.3.2 Florida
  • 7.3.2.1 Statutes and Regulations
  • 7.3.2.2 Other Related Florida Statutes
  • 7.3.3 Texas.
  • 7.3.3.1 Statutes and Regulations
  • 7.3.3.2 Other Related Texas Statutes
  • Notes
  • 8. Future of the Endangered Species Act
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Basic Sources of Support for the Endangered Species Act
  • 8.3 Basic Sources of Opposition to the Endangered Species Act
  • 8.3.1 Private Property Rights
  • 8.3.2 Concern over Depressing Economic Activity
  • 8.4 Specific Recent Controversies
  • 8.4.1 Republican Contract with America
  • 8.4.2 Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County, Rapanos, and Other Limitations on Section 404 Scope
  • 8.4.3 Proposed Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005
  • 8.4.4 Polar Bear Listing
  • 8.4.5 Bush Administration 2008 "Midnight Rule Changes"
  • 8.4.5.1 Reduction in Formal Section 7 Consultation Requirements
  • 8.4.5.2 No Formal Consultation for Effects Manifested through Global Processes
  • 8.4.5.3 Allowing EISs and EAs to Serve as Biological Assessments
  • 8.4.6 The Tea Party Movement and 2010 Pledge to America
  • 8.4.7 The Endangered Species Act and the 2012 Presidential Election
  • 8.4.7.1 Mitt Romney
  • 8.4.7.2 Ron Paul
  • 8.4.7.3 Rick Santorum
  • 8.4.7.4 Barack Obama
  • 8.5 The Future of the Endangered Species Act
  • Notes
  • Index.

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