Missouri AG Josh Hawley joins federal suit over 'critical habitat' regulation [View all]
Attorney General Josh Hawley has added Missouri to a federal lawsuit challenging Obama-era wildlife regulations as the Republican follows through on his campaign pledge to fight what he calls federal overreach.
The most recent suit is a challenge to two new rules passed in February 2016 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Services that allow federal agencies to designate land as "critical habitat" for an endangered species.
The rules "are an unlawful attempt to expand regulatory authority and control over State lands and waters" and "trample upon the sovereign rights of the States as landowners and stewards of their natural resources," the complaint reads in part.
"If allowed to stand, the Final Rules would allow the Services to exercise virtually unlimited power to declare land and water critical habitat for endangered and threatened species," it continues, noting that this could apply even if no endangered or threatened species are present.
Read more: http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/07/missouri-ag-josh-hawley-joins-federal-suit-over-critical-habitat-regulation/97558974/
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