The Endangered Species Act increasingly plays a larger role in environmental law and the federal permitting process for infrastructure projects. Hunton Andrews Kurth Partner Kerry McGrath and Associate Brian Levey give an inside look at the complex process of obtaining federal authorization for “take” of endangered species.

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For an in-depth analysis of the new USFWS and NMFS’s Endangered Species Act regulations, see The Nickel Report’s “FWS AND NMFS Complete Long-Awaited, Comprehensive Revision of ESA Regulations” by Karma B. Brown, Lauren A. Bachtel, Andrew J. Turner and Kerry L. McGrath.