The state of Idaho is again fighting a proposal to list a native Idaho desert plant as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The state has developed a conservation plan for the plant and doesn't believe a listing is warranted. Click here for the full story
Representatives of a wide range of interests roundly criticized the Endangered Species Act at a forum led by two members of Congress. Click here for the full story
The federal government was justified in refusing to expand Endangered Species Act protections for the pygmy rabbit, according to a federal judge.
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The federal government wants to clarify the Endangered Species Act with two upcoming policy changes that ranching interests fear will greatly increase the law's scope.
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A federal judge has determined that federal wildlife officials made a mistake when they listed a plant called slickspot peppergrass as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2009.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has adopted an interim policy to protect the greater sage grouse in 10 Western states until it can implement long-term policies to preserve habitat for the mainly ground-dwelling bird.
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The California Cattlemen's Association has lost a lawsuit challenging the listing of the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Reporter Mateusz Perkowski discusses how ranchers and environmentalists have shifted their stances in the three years since the listing.
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