In Babbitt V

In Babbitt v. Sweet Home, involving logging of areas where the spotted owl nested, the Supreme Court held that the:

A) northern spotted owl was no longer an endangered species
B) government must compensate logging companies economically affected by the ban on logging in the area to protect the owl
C) Secretary of Interior overstepped his authority in defining harm as habitat destruction
D) authority to regulate the habitat of the northern spotted owl belonged to the EPA, not the Department of Interior
E) none of the other choices