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LEGAL professions, SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE justice, LAW students, PRACTICE of law, and LAW teachers

"This is a great leadership guide for lawyers. This guide, by three of the most well-known sustainability, leadership, and ethical practitioners in the country, is a helpful walking stick on the pathway to sustainability." The test for any lawyer is ethics, leadership, and sustainable development.". [Extracted from the article]

ENDANGERED species, HABITAT conservation, and BIRD nests

Mitigation required under the associated permit (e.g., compensatory mitigation required under a section 404 permit) or proposed by the applicant may also be referenced as "reasonable and prudent measures" in the ITS. Both intentional (an act directed at a species) and unintentional "takes" are prohibited by the federal Endangered Species Act (Act) without a permit or other authorization. [Extracted from the article]

WATER quality, CONSERVATION of natural resources, and CERTIFICATION

Recent proposed amendments to rules implementing the Clean Water Act may substantially change the way states and tribes interact with federal agencies on permits affecting water quality. The rule changes affect only federal permitting actions; where the state/tribe has assumed CWA permitting authority, section 401 certification is not required. For CWA section 402 discharges pursuant to the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, the states have largely assumed the NPDES discharge permitting program. [Extracted from the article]