Document Type
Feature
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
December 2023 marked 50 years since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law. The ESA has proven resilient to numerous legal challenges and saved many species from extinction. But its overall success has been debated, as the list of endangered and threatened species continues to grow, and only 54 species have been taken off of the list completely. On October 26, 2023, the Environmental Law Institute hosted a panel of experts who explored the successes and shortcomings of the statute and discussed what might happen next as climate change increases the risk of extinction. Below, we present a transcript of that discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.
Recommended Citation
Calhoun, Madison; Snape III, William; Carter, Derb; Morrison, Sharmeen; Ruhl, J.B.; and Skaggs, Sean, "The ESA at 50" (2024). PEEL Faculty Scholarship. 34.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/peel_faculty/34