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Obama Administration overturns Bush Salamander decesion (5/7/09)

Labor Unions, Environmental Organizations Urge Passage of Climate Change Legislation in 2009 (3/27/09)

Recent Action

Service Initiates Status Review of 58 Protected Species in California and Nevada; Seeks Latest Scientific Information on Species Health, Population Trends (3/25/09)

Presidential Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies Regarding the Endangered Species Act (3/3/09)

Recent Lawsuits with ESA Implications

Obama Administration Asks Court to Remand the Spotted Owl Recovery Plan and Critical Habitat Designation Released by the Bush Administration in 2008 (3/31/09)

NRDC lawsuit would impact water deliveries of the Central Valley Project to southern California



Studies and Other Information

CNRG Supports Effort to Increase Federal HCP Funding (2/27/09)

Read the USFWS analysis which tags economic impact of vernal pool critical habitat at $992 million

CRMI's California gnatcatcher critical habitat analysis

CRMI's Study:
The Economic Costs of Critical Habitat Designation: Framework and Application to California Vernal Pools



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What people are saying
Click Here to learn more about Habitat Conservation Plans and collaborative efforts to protect endangered species

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"The California Natural Resources Group has been an invaluable resource for critical habitat issues, and I have appreciated its
efforts on endangered species issues."
U.S. Senator Mike
Crapo (R-Idaho)

"The California Natural Resources Group has been a leading advocate of common-sense reform and modernization of the Endangered Species Act. I greatly appreciate CNRG's commitment to both supporting the rights of property owners and protecting and recovering endangered species." Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced)


CNRG members visit Congressman
Ken Calvert.


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