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The Clean Water Act (the CWA), as reorganized and expanded in 1972, regulates the discharge of pollutants in the waters of the United States and sets quality standards for surface …

1. Endangered and threatened plants aren’t protected on private lands. Even though plants are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act, there is no federal penalty for impacting plants on …

Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (the ESA or the Act) in 1973 to protect wildlife, plants, and habitat types at risk of becoming extinct. The Act has helped save …