U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Limit Enforcement of Migratory Bird Treaty Act to Intentional, Not Incidental Acts

March 20th, 2020
March 2020 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) has issued a proposed rule to interpret the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (the “Act”) to prohibit only intentional killing or harming of migratory birds and not actions that only incidentally… Read More
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Categories: Articles, CDFW, Department of Fish & Wildlife, Environmental
Tags: capture, FWS, hunter, hunting, incidentally, intentional acts, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, migratory birds

State Auditor Finds That California Department of Fish & Widlife Failed to Comply With its Obligations Under CEQA

June 27th, 2019
June 2019 On June 27, 2019, the State Auditor affirmed that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“DFW”) “is not fulfilling its responsibilities under the California Environmental Quality Act [(“CEQA”)].” In response to a Joint… Read More
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Categories: CDFW, CEQA, Climate, Department of Fish & Wildlife, Environmental, Land Use, Mitigation, Water
Tags: California Department of Fish & Wildlife, CDFW, CEQA, EIR, environmental review, negative declaration, state audit