The Endangered Species Act and "Sound Science"

Buck, Eugene H. ; Corn, M. L. ; Baldwin, Pamela ; Alexander, Kristina

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Law and legislation;    Environmental law and legislation;    Environmental protection;    Endangered animals;   

RP-ID  :  RL32992
RP-ID  :  RL32992_2007Sep27

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides a context for evaluating legislative proposals through examples of how science has been used in selected cases, a discussion of the nature and role of science in general, and its role in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) process in particular, together with general and agency information quality requirements and policies, and a review of how the courts have viewed agency use of science.