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Endangered Species

The Army Corps of Engineers was not authorized to allocate additional water to the needs of two endangered species along the Rio Grande, the Tenth Circuit ruled, tossing an environmental group’s suit seeking protections for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher and the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow.

DENVER – The Army Corps of Engineers was not authorized to allocate additional water to the needs of two endangered species along the Rio Grande, the 10th Circuit ruled, tossing an environmental group’s suit seeking protections for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher and the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow.

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