A resolution designating May 18, 2007, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.

HR 2530, A bill to better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Section of Interest: All. S 452, A bill to amend Title 11, United States Code, to ensure that liable entities meet environmental cleanup obligations, and for other purposes. Section of Interest: All. S 595, A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency. Section of Interest: All. SRES 125, A resolution designating May 18, 2007, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to provide species conservation worldwide. Section of Interest: All. HR 398, A bill to require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities, and for other purposes. Section of Interest: All.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

LEGISLATION: S. 1451, the Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 2342, the Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 2206, the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act H.R. 1422, the Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 700, the Endangered Species Recovery Act H.R.2337, the Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 H. R. 2338, the Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act S. RES 125, Designating May 18, 2007, as “Endangered Species Day” H.R. 2593, the Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 RULEMAKINGS: DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 Proposed Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina); Proposed Rule at 72 FR 32306 (June 12, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), at 72 FR 20866 ( April 26, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 Grizzly Bears; Yellowstone Distinct Population; Notice of Petition Finding; Final Rule, at 72 FR 14869 (March 29, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 Designating the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment and Removing This Distinct Population Segment From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule at 72 FR 6139 (February 8, 2007) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service; 50 CFR Part 17 12-Month Petition Finding and Proposed Rule To List the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) as Threatened Throughout Its Range; Proposed Rule at 72 FR 1099 (January 9, 2007) LEGISLATION: H.R.2643, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S.1696, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 1507, the Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service