Endangered Species Act??

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This monumental and groundbreaking legislation was signed into law by President Nixon in December of 1973. The endangered Species Act (or ESA) finally enabled federal agencies like NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enforce the protection of threatened species. Further, the ESA gave these bodies the power to protect vitally important habitat; develop and implement sweeping conservation programs; and carry out restoration programs. The act also has provisions to allow citizens and NGOs the ability to seek civil litigation (or redress) to help protect the tenants of the ESA. The most infamous of these efforts was the halt of logging in the coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest -- to help save the spotted owl. Additional provisions within the ESA allow for stiff fines and penalties for those found violating the act. This is what gave the ESA real teeth and the ability to be realistically enforced. The current "administration" has repeatedly tried to undermine the ESA -- more so then any other predecessor. Fortunately a growing ground swell of support for the ESA and a renewed interest in conservation has halted the majority of their efforts.