Legal Opinion
Ecological Rights Found. v. Fed. Emergency Mgmt. Agency
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 15, 2019No. Case No. 17-cv-02788-JDPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DONATO, United States District Judge
Defendant Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") administers the National Flood Insurance Program ("NFIP"), which provides affordable federal flood insurance to property owners in participating communities. In 2016, FEMA published a biological evaluation to determine whether proposed revisions to NFIP would affect species and habitats protected under the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq. ("ESA"). FEMA declined to consider any ESA effects from construction or other development in floodplain areas, and did not engage in…
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