Endangered Species Act
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Private endangered species charges against Ontario cabinet minister droppedAn Ontario town says private charges that alleged a provincial cabinet minister harmed a threatened turtle species while he was mayor have been dropped.EnvironmentOct 25, 2022
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U.S. government’s failure to protect endangered whales violates law, judge saysA U.S. district judge ruled that the U.S. federal government has violated the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.EnvironmentJul 9, 2022
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Nova Scotia court ruling orders province to better protect endangered speciesJustice Christa Brothers says in a ruling issued Friday there has been a "chronic and systemic failure" to take action required under the Endangered Species Act.CanadaJun 1, 2020
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Groups say court must force Nova Scotia to protect endangered speciesJamie Simpson cited six animal and plant species as examples - the mainland moose, Canada warbler, eastern wood pewee, wood turtle, ram's head lady's slipper and black ash.EnvironmentSep 23, 2019
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Trump administration weakens use of Endangered Species ActThe action, which expands the administration's rewrite of U.S. environmental laws, is the latest that targets protections, including for water, air and public lands.EnvironmentAug 12, 2019
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1 million species face extinction as humans plunder nature at ‘unprecedented’ rateMore than 1 million species are likely to go extinct, many within decades, unless their habitats are restored through dramatic change, a UN report says.WorldMay 6, 2019
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Nova Scotia naturalists take province to court in attempt to enforce Endangered Species ActThe groups allege that the province has failed to protect and maintain 34 endangered, threatened and vulnerable species including the mainland moose, wood turtle, and bank swallow.EnvironmentJan 29, 2019
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Donald Trump administration proposes limiting habitat protections for endangered speciesWildlife advocates say the changes will speed extinctions in the name of furthering the administration's anti-environment agenda.EnvironmentJul 19, 2018
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Republicans attack Endangered Species Act, saying it hinders drilling and loggingHouse and Senate committees were holding simultaneous hearings Wednesday on bills to revise the law and limit lengthy and costly litigation associated with it.EnvironmentJul 19, 2017
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Inside Ontario’s fight to save declining barn swallows, one bird house at a timeNo one really knows what's causing the decline, but researchers suspect habitat loss for the small bird.CanadaJul 4, 2017
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