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Critical Habitat At The Crossroads: Responding To The G.W. Bush Administration's Attacks On Critical Habitat Designation Under The Esa, Mike Senatore, John Kostyack, Andrew Wetzler Sep 2010

Critical Habitat At The Crossroads: Responding To The G.W. Bush Administration's Attacks On Critical Habitat Designation Under The Esa, Mike Senatore, John Kostyack, Andrew Wetzler

Golden Gate University Law Review

In this article, we argue that the George W. Bush Administration's ("Administration") attacks on the critical habitat protections in the Endangered Species Act ("ESA") warrant priority attention from the environmental movement. Many species across the United States and, indeed, around the world, continue to slip towards extinction. As Congress recognized when it passed the ESA, the decline of most species can be directly traced to the destruction of their habitat. Protection and restoration of ecosystems that support endangered species is thus fundamental to species conservation.


Unbearable? Bitterroot Grizzly Bear Reintroduction & The George W. Bush Administration, Rob Roy Smith Sep 2010

Unbearable? Bitterroot Grizzly Bear Reintroduction & The George W. Bush Administration, Rob Roy Smith

Golden Gate University Law Review

This article begins by providing a brief overview of the history of the grizzly bear reintroduction efforts and the Clinton Administration's decision to move forward with plans to secure an experimental population of the threatened species in the remote wilderness of Idaho and Montana. Section III focuses on local reaction to the decision to reintroduce the grizzly bear, and in particular, the strong rhetoric of the Idaho congressional delegation opposing the reintroduction. Section IV brings new light on the subsequent legal challenge brought by Governor Dirk Kempthorne and the Republican legislative leadership of the State of Idaho to bar the …