Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Or.
ELR Citation: ELR 21194 No(s). 94-859 (U.S. Jun 29, 1995)
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regulation that defines Endangered Species Act (ESA) §9's prohibition on "taking" endangered or threatened species to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildfire." The Cour...