The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 with laudable goals, to protect plants and animals facing possible extinction, but over the years the list of species in trouble has grown significantly.

December 28, 2013, is the fortieth anniversary of the signing of the Endangered Species Act (or ESA). That should be a non-controversial cause for celebration. Unfortunately, however, because the ...

And yet the Endangered Species Act mandates protection—not restoration—on private property. Fifty years of the Endangered Species Act has brought us to a place of new possibilities for the future.

The Endangered Species Act (ESA), often criticized for its perceived economic drawbacks, has a more nuanced and positive impact on property markets than previously thought, a new study has ...

letters in The Wall Street Journal, sue and settle, Endangered Species Act, environmentalist suits EPA, property rights, Stephen Moore ...

The 1973 Endangered Species Act has been a costly failure that hasn’t protected species or helped them to recover. It has, however, resulted in government stealing people’s property and blocked ...

In a win for property owners and project proponents, a Utah federal district court has ruled that the United States Constitution does not authorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS ...

California, as much or more than any other state, has witnessed first-hand the Endangered Species Act's (ESA) shortcomings. The Golden State has the second highest number of listed endangered ...

On December 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) into law. In celebrating the law's enactment, Nixon proclaimed that the law would "provide[] the Federal ...

The Endangered Species Act has become one of the most controversial ... Lawmakers scarcely contemplated that the act would ever interfere with federal projects or restrict uses of private property.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species Act.

Among other things, the bill would eliminate the requirement to designate critical habitat for endangered species, thereby removing one of the most central protections for them. Listed endangered ...