ELR Citation: ELR 20172
No(s). s. 03-71439, -72894 (9th Cir. Aug 22, 2005)

The court holds that when deciding whether to transfer water pollution permitting authority to state governments under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must consider impacts on endangered species and their habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The c...