Texas District Court Rules FWS Must Consider the Cost of Protecting Threatened Species
By EsqSocial Corporation 14/04/25
On March 29, 2025, a Texas District Court ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) should have considered economic costs when crafting protections for the lesser-prairie chicken, a threatened species, under Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision in Kansas Natural Resource Coalition v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could significantly impact how FWS develops 4(d) rules for threatened species, potentially leading to an approach that weighs both environmental and...
By: Beveridge & Diamond PC