The Endangered Species Act : : History, Implementation, Successes, and Controversies.

• Author: Doub, J. Peyton.
• Place / Publishing House: Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2012.; Ã2013.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (283 pages)

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Author
• 1. Roots of Endangered Species Conservation
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Purpose and Objectives of This Book
• 1.3 Early Roots of Conservation
• 1.4 History of American Conservation and Endangered Species Legislation
• 1.5 The Endangered Species Act
• 1.6 Agencies Administering the Endangered Species Act
• 1.7 International Protection of Endangered Species
• Notes
• 2. Some Basic Concepts
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Ecology
• 2.3 Autecology and Synecology
• 2.3.1 Autecology
• 2.3.2 Synecology
• 2.4 Species and Taxonomy
• 2.5 Subspecies
• 2.6 Genetics and Natural Selection
• 2.7 Conclusion
• Notes
• 3. The Endangered Species Act: The Statute and the Regulations
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Overview of the Statute
• 3.3 Some Basic Definitions
• 3.3.1 Endangered
• 3.3.2 Threatened
• 3.3.3 Proposed
• 3.3.4 Candidate
• 3.3.5 Critical Habitat
• 3.3.6 Delisting and Downlisting: What the Act Seeks to Achieve
• 3.3.7 Extinct: What the Act Seeks to Avoid
• 3.4 The Listing Process (Section 4 of the Act)
• 3.4.1 Criteria for Listing
• 3.4.2 Process for Listing
• 3.4.3 Development of Recovery Criteria and a Recovery Plan
• 3.5 Other Key Sections of the Act
• 3.5.1 Section 7: The Government's Planning and Consultation Process
• 3.5.2 Section 9: You Cannot Knowingly Kill or Harm Listed Species
• 3.5.3 Section 10: But You Can Get a Permit to Do So
• 3.6 Rare Species Designations Outside the Scope of the Endangered Species Act
• Notes
• 4. Related Environmental Statutes and Regulations
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 The National Environmental Policy Act
• 4.3 The Clean Water Act
• 4.4 The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
• 4.5 The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
• 4.6 The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
• 4.7 Others.
• 4.7.1 Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management)
• 4.7.2 Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands)
• 4.7.3 Executive Order 13112
• 4.7.4 National Historic Preservation Act
• Notes
• 5. Section 7: The Federal Consultation Process
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Who Must Comply
• 5.3 Basic Information Sources
• 5.3.1 Web Sites
• 5.3.2 Other Data Sources
• 5.4 Informal Consultation
• 5.5 Targeted Surveys
• 5.6 Biological Assessments
• 5.6.1 Definition and Overview of the Biological Assessment
• 5.6.2 Project Description in a Biological Assessment
• 5.6.3 Description of Potentially Affected Species and Habitats
• 5.6.4 Impact Assessment in a Biological Assessment
• 5.6.5 Impact Assessment from Ecological Risk Assessment Perspective
• 5.6.6 Cumulative Impacts in a Biological Assessment
• 5.6.7 Biological Assessment Conclusions
• Notes
• 6. Take Permits and Mitigation
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Incidental Take Permits for Federal Agencies
• 6.2.1 Biological Opinions
• 6.2.2 Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives
• 6.2.3 Incidental Take Statements
• 6.3 Incidental Take Permits for Nonfederal Applicants
• 6.3.1 The Permit Application Process
• 6.3.2 Habitat Conservation Plans
• 6.4 Mitigation
• 6.4.1 Mitigation under the National Environmental Policy Act
• 6.4.2 Wetland Mitigation
• 6.4.3 Endangered Species Act Mitigation
• 6.4.3.1 Avoidance and Minimization
• 6.4.3.2 Compensatory Mitigation
• 6.4.4 The Future of Mitigation
• Notes
• 7. The Endangered Species Act and the States
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Overview of State Endangered Species Regulation
• 7.3 Examples of State Endangered Species Acts
• 7.3.1 Maryland
• 7.3.1.1 Statutes and Regulations
• 7.3.1.2 Other Related Maryland Statutes
• 7.3.2 Florida
• 7.3.2.1 Statutes and Regulations
• 7.3.2.2 Other Related Florida Statutes
• 7.3.3 Texas.
• 7.3.3.1 Statutes and Regulations
• 7.3.3.2 Other Related Texas Statutes
• Notes
• 8. Future of the Endangered Species Act
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Basic Sources of Support for the Endangered Species Act
• 8.3 Basic Sources of Opposition to the Endangered Species Act
• 8.3.1 Private Property Rights
• 8.3.2 Concern over Depressing Economic Activity
• 8.4 Specific Recent Controversies
• 8.4.1 Republican Contract with America
• 8.4.2 Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County, Rapanos, and Other Limitations on Section 404 Scope
• 8.4.3 Proposed Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005
• 8.4.4 Polar Bear Listing
• 8.4.5 Bush Administration 2008 "Midnight Rule Changes"
• 8.4.5.1 Reduction in Formal Section 7 Consultation Requirements
• 8.4.5.2 No Formal Consultation for Effects Manifested through Global Processes
• 8.4.5.3 Allowing EISs and EAs to Serve as Biological Assessments
• 8.4.6 The Tea Party Movement and 2010 Pledge to America
• 8.4.7 The Endangered Species Act and the 2012 Presidential Election
• 8.4.7.1 Mitt Romney
• 8.4.7.2 Ron Paul
• 8.4.7.3 Rick Santorum
• 8.4.7.4 Barack Obama
• 8.5 The Future of the Endangered Species Act
• Notes
• Index.