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Arizona Cattle Growers' Association v. Ken Salazar; H. Dale Hall; United States Department of the Interior; Paul K. Charlton; Eric H. Holder Jr.; Center for Biological Diversity.

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Avr 6, 2010
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit
Juge
Susan, P.
Fletcher, B.B.
Canby Jr., W.C.
Numéro de référence
2010 WL 2220036
Langue
Anglais
Sujet
Déchets et substances dangereuses, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Préservation de l'écosystème Zones humides Forêt récréative Protection de l'habitat Eau à usage récréatif
Résumé
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association (Plaintiff) challenged Fish and Wildlife Service's (Defendant) designation of approximately 8.6 million acres of federal land as critical habitat for Mexican spotted owls under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in its 2004 Final Rule. The primary issues were whether Defendant impermissibly included unoccupied areas as critical habitat, and whether Defendant impermissibly employed the baseline approach in its economic analysis. The Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s entry of summary judgment for Defendant, holding that Defendant properly defined occupied areas to include areas where the owl species is likely to be present, and therefore, correctly designated only occupied areas as critical habitat. The Court also held that Defendant properly applied the baseline approach in analyzing the economic impact of its critical habitat designation. The economic impact of listing a species as endangered or threatened is not intended to be included in the economic analysis of the critical habitat designation, therefore, the Court rejected Plaintiff’s argument for the co-extensive approach.
Texte intégral
COU-157322.pdf