I want to know the answer to the following question:
How are non-federal government activities that might impact critical habitat often subject to the Endangered Species Act?
All the background I'm provided with is that "While the regulatory aspect of critical habitat does not apply directly to private and other non-federal landowners, large-scale development, logging and mining projects on private and state land typically require a federal permit and thus become subject to critical habitat regulations.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes