Endangered Species Act and Sound Science (RL32992) / Pervaze A. Sheikh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheikh, Pervaze A., author.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, issuing body.

Series:

Report / Congressional Research Service ; RL32992

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endangered species--United States.

Endangered species.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 pages)

Updated irregularly

Edition:

[Library of Congress public edition].

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, 2019.

Summary:

The adequacy of the science supporting implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is receiving increased congressional attention. While some critics accuse agencies responsible for implementing the ESA of using "junk science," others counter that decisions that should rest on science are instead being dictated by political concerns. Under the ESA, certain species of plants and animals (both vertebrate and invertebrate) are listed as either endangered or threatened according to assessments of the risk of their extinction. Once a species is listed, powerful legal tools are available to protect the species and its habitat. Efforts to list, protect, and recover threatened or endangered species under the ESA can be controversial. Some of this controversy stems from the substantive provisions of this law, which can affect the use of both federal and nonfederal lands. The scientific underpinnings of decisions under the ESA are especially important, given their importance for species and their possible impacts on land use and development.

Notes:

The CRS report home page provides access to all versions published since 2018 in accordance with P.L. 115-141; earliest version dated 2013.

"January 23, 2013."

Report includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Congressional Research Service, viewed June 9, 2023).

OCLC:

1119730601