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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Elusive middle groundFederal regulators are caught in a crossfire over how many species the act should protect and for how long — and how to balance that with the interests of property owners ...

Conservative lawmakers have stepped up efforts to weaken the Endangered Species Act, ... But now about two-thirds of listed species occupy private property. And many require permanent care.

Scientist jobs, federal funding, and even the Endangered Species Act are all in ... towns, human populations, and large swaths of private property. ... Those private and tribal partners filed ...

More than 1,600 species are listed as endangered or threatened under the law, which prohibits harming them or destroying their habitat. The Endangered Species Act, and what it protects, may be in ...

Like most complicated questions, the answer depends on who you ask. While the ESA has kept some species from extinction, full recovery is less common.

Fifty years after the U.S. Endangered Species Act took effect, officials say 99% of the animals and plants it protects have survived.