Endangered Species Act Archives

An impossibly vague concept of “harm” plagues the Endangered Species Act

The huge cost of property development under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is largely caused by an impossibly vague concept of "harming" a listed species.

By David Wojick |2026-06-22T22:41:03-04:00June 23rd, 2026|Comments Off

Over $1 billion per year spent on Endangered Species Act

Over $1 billion per year is spent on Endangered Species Act reporting. Who gets the money?

By David Wojick |2026-05-13T22:50:07-04:00May 13th, 2026|Comments Off

California drillin’ & Endangered Species Committee (God Squad) waives ESA for Gulf of America exploration

This week's District of Conservation episode is dedicated to offshore oil and gas drilling news, focusing on Sable Offshore restarting in California to the "God Squad" granting ESA exemptions for Gulf of America exploration.

By Gabriella Hoffman |2026-04-01T15:44:53-04:00April 1st, 2026|Comments Off

CFACT tells the Feds to reform the Endangered Species Act

For far too long, Green campaigners have shamelessly used the ESA to deprive property owners of the freedom to responsibly use their land.

By Craig Rucker |2025-05-24T23:38:09-04:00May 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Reform the Endangered Species Act!

The Endangered Species Act today serves the anti-capitalist gadflies of the Left far better than it protects wildlife. Read CFACT's official submission.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2025-05-21T10:59:31-04:00May 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Eliminate the harm misdefining “harm” does via the ESA

The agencies’ interpretation and application has nearly deformed the term "harm" into an arbitrarily wielded national land use veto.

By CFACT |2025-05-21T10:58:43-04:00May 21st, 2025|Comments Off

The Endangered Species Act at 50: Not working as intended

The Endangered Species Act should have recovered 300 species today. The true numbers? Only 57. Learn about the ESA's shortcomings, 50 years after becoming law, today on District of Conservation.

By Gabriella Hoffman |2023-12-29T14:37:51-05:00December 28th, 2023|Comments Off

This landmark conservation bill has been an abject failure for fifty years

The Endangered Species Act has failed at recovering species.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2023-12-26T09:05:17-05:00December 26th, 2023|Comments Off

Biden admin wants to give climate resilient wolverines ESA protections

There are only 300 wolverines in the lower-48 remaining. Why is an ESA designation being based off climate change and not population numbers?

By Gabriella Hoffman |2023-12-18T17:16:40-05:00December 19th, 2023|Comments Off

Vessel speed rule nixed and new USFWS manatee rules (ft. Capt. Dylan Hubbard)

Captain Dylan Hubbard rejoins the podcast to give listeners a positive update on the Gulf of Mexico speed vessel rule, the feds misguided proposal to list a Florida manatee strain endangered despite healthy numbers, and more.

By Gabriella Hoffman |2023-11-14T08:56:07-05:00November 13th, 2023|Comments Off

Are fishermen deliberately harming endangered Rice’s whales in the Gulf of Mexico?

Captain Dylan Hubbard joins District of Conservation to discuss Rice's whales and NOAA Fisheries' misguided vessel speed rule.

By Gabriella Hoffman |2023-07-11T14:02:46-04:00July 11th, 2023|Comments Off

Endangered Species Act at 50: Where does it stand?

Gabriella speaks with David Willms, co-host of the Your Mountain podcast, about the Endangered Species Act turning 50 years old. Tune in for an ESA crash course!

By Gabriella Hoffman |2023-02-13T16:25:34-05:00February 13th, 2023|Comments Off

Green activists sue to put gray wolf back on endangered species list

The lawsuits, filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California, were brought by nine green groups represented by the Western Environmental Law Center and another group of environmental organizations represented by Earthjustice.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2021-01-18T00:30:08-05:00January 21st, 2021|Comments Off

CFACT weighs in on species habitats

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service are looking to swat Green gadflies by for the first time defining the term "habitat" under the ESA.

By CFACT Ed, Craig Rucker |2020-09-01T12:37:54-04:00September 1st, 2020|Comments Off

Court rejects effort to block ranchers killing grizzly bears

Some 1,700 grizzlies roam the Lower 48, while another 32,000 make their home in Alaska, where they are not protected. Another 21,000 reside in Canada.

By CFACT Ed, Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2020-07-08T08:15:16-04:00July 8th, 2020|Comments Off