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Environmental Law

University at Buffalo School of Law

Journal

2015

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It's Not Just The Effort That Counts: Conservation Endangerment For At-Risk Species, Robert T. Caccese Jan 2015

It's Not Just The Effort That Counts: Conservation Endangerment For At-Risk Species, Robert T. Caccese

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

The listing determination factors nestled within Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act can be best described as the controversial heart and soul of the statute. Federal courts, charged with reviewing listing determinations, need specific criteria to provide better consistency and clarityfor the arbitrary and capricious judicial review standard In its current state, the standard has not been stated with any particularity, leaving adequacy to be based upon case-specific analysis by various federal judges regarding listing decisions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Most crucial are contexts pertaining to conservation effort reliance. Federal agencies' increased reliance on agreements and …


Evaluating Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation Under A Theory Of Strict Liability, Michael R. Lieberman Jan 2015

Evaluating Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation Under A Theory Of Strict Liability, Michael R. Lieberman

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.