Home Builders Ass'n of N. Cal. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv.
ELR Citation: ELR 20210 No(s). 07-16732 (9th Cir. Aug 9, 2010)
The Ninth Circuit upheld the FWS' designation of about 850,000 acres of land as critical habitat for 15 endangered or threatened vernal pool species. The court rejected claims that the FWS erred in classifying, as critical habitat, areas in which the physical or biological features essential to the ...