Groups Warn Draft Regulation for Endangered Species Act Would Diminish National Oversight
According to a press release today by by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Center for Biological Diversity, the draft regulations for the Endangered Species Act would:
"Remove recovery of a species or population as a protection standard
Allow projects to proceed that have been determined to threaten species with extinction
Permit destruction of all restored habitat within critical habitat areas
Prevent critical habitat areas from being used to protect against disturbance, pesticides, exotic species, and disease
Severely limit the listing of new endangered species and
Empower states to veto endangered species introductions as well as administer virtually all aspects of the Endangered Species Act within their borders."
Related documents from PEER:
Read the side-by-side comparison (prepared by PEER and CBD) of current regulations versus Bush plan
View the plan to delegate more ESA authority to the states
Look at plans to rewrite future status definition and consultation rules
See proposed ESA listing changes
Scan proposed permit regulations
Track the timetable for “issues to deal with”
