Home Builders Ass'n of N. Cal. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv.

ELR Citation: ELR 20086
No(s). 07-17147 (9th Cir. Apr 10, 2009)

The Ninth Circuit, in an unpublished memorandum, affirmed a lower court's approval of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS') listing of the Central California tiger salamander as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FWS made express findings based on the best available scienti...