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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 15-477 (EGS) v. MARGARET EVERSON, et al., Defendants and AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION, et al., Defendant-Intervenors. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 16-910 (EGS)

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL No. 22-55317 DIVERSITY; DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE; SIERRA CLUB, D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellees, 2:21-cv-02507- GW-AS v. BUREAU OF LAND OPINION MANAGEMENT; DEB HAALAND, Secretary of Interior; NADA CULVER, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Department of the Interi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, Plaintiff, v. No. 20-573 (EGS) DEBRA HAALAND, in her official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, 1 et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction Plaintiff, the C

ORDER RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II, United States District Judge I. INTRODUCTION This case centers on a biological-control program initiated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through two of its agencies: Agricultural Research Services (ARS) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS). Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity, Maricopa Audubon Society, a

ORDER Honorable Rosemary Márquez, United States District Judge Pending before the Court are Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment filed by Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife (“Plaintiffs”)1 (Doc. 52); Defendants Sally Jewell, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior (“the Secretary”), and Daniel M. Ashe, Director of the United St

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 21-cv-2210 (JDB) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and MICHAEL REGAN, in his Official capacity as Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Defendants. ORDER Upon consideration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 22-cv-1716 (TSC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INERIOR, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION On June 15, 2022, Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity and WildEart

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; No. 16-35866 WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT; GEORGE WUERTHNER; PAT D.C. No. MUNDAY, 2:15-cv-00004- Plaintiffs-Appellants, SHE v. OPINION RYAN K. ZINKE, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, in his official capacity;

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOHN D. BATES, District Judge. Plaintiffs American Forest Resource Council, Carpenters Industrial Council, and Douglas County, Oregon (collectively, “AFRC”) bring this action for declaratory and injunctive relief against defendants Daniel M. Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Ken Salazar, Secretary of t

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge Plaintiffs American Forest Resource Council, Carpenters Industrial Council, and Douglas County, Oregon (collectively, “AFRC”) brought this action against defendants Daniel M. Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Sally Jewell, Secretary of *16the Interior (col

202 F.Supp.2d 594 (2002) CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, Defendant and La Cantera Development Co., Intervenor-Defendant. No. CIV.A.SA-01-CA1139FB. United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division. May 3, 2002. *595 *596

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, et al., Defendants, Civil Action No. 23-1633 (CKK) CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE, LLC, and CROPLIFE AMERICA, Defendant-Intervenors. MEMORANDUM OPINION (Marc

OPINION GOULD, Circuit Judge: Wildwest Institute and the Alliance for the Wild Rockies (collectively, Wildwest) appeal a district court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (collectively, FWS), and the State of Wyoming, in this suit under the

MEMORANDUM OPINION JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge. The National Wildlife Refuge System includes more than 150 million acres of public lands and waters dedicated to habitat and wildlife conservation. The Refuge System is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and comprises various geographic regions. In April 2011, FWS release

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge Plaintiff Friends of Animals (“FOA”) brings this action against defendants Daniel M. Ashe (in his official capacity as Director of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service) and Sally Jewell (in her official capacity as Secretary of the Interior) (collectively, “FWS” or “the

ORDER DANA L. CHRISTENSEN, District Judge. I. Introduction Plaintiffs filed suit on January 15, 2013 seeking judicial review of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s July 19, 2011 finding that listing of the whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act is “warranted but precluded.” Plaintiffs claim that th

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER EDWARD J. LODGE, District Judge. Before the Court in the above entitled matter are Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment and Defendants’ Cross-motions for Summary Judgment. The parties have submitted their briefing on the motions and the matters are now ripe for the Court’s review. Having fully reviewed the record herein, the Court finds that the fact

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH. KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge: This case arises under the Endangered Species Act. In 2012, Friends of Animals petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list certain species of sturgeon as endangered or threatened. Upon the filing of a listing petition, the Service must make an initial determinatio

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN FOREST RESOURCE COUNCIL, CARPENTERS INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL, and DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 12-111 (JDB) DANIEL M. ASHE, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and SALLY JEWELL, Secretary of the Interior, Defendants, and AUDUBON SOCIETY OF PORTLAN

ORDER DONALD W. MOLLOY, District Júdge. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) listed the Canada lynx as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) in March 2000.1 65 Fed.Reg. 16052 (Mar. 24, 2000). Once a species is listed as threatened, the Service must designate the critical habitat of that species and develop and implement a recovery pla