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Endangered Species: Continuing Controversy (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Nov. 21, 2000
Report Number IB10009
Authors M. Lynn Corn, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) has been one of the most controversial of all environmental laws. Undoubtedly, the controversy stems from the strict substantive provisions of this law compared to many other environmental laws which tend to be more procedurally oriented or to permit greater administrative discretion. As a result of the ESA's standards, the Act often plays a role in disputes in which all sides agree that a given species is not the center of the debate.