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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

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS. ROGERS, Circuit Judge: The issue in this appeal concerns when a voluntary state conservation agreement may be considered in deciding whether or not to list a species under the Endangered Species Act. In 2012, the Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew its 2010 proposal to list the dunes sagebrush lizard, whose h

When considering a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the complaint is construed liberally in the plaintiff's favor, and the Court should grant the plaintiff "the benefit of all inferences that can be derived from the facts alleged." Kowal v. MCI Commc'ns Corp. , 16 F.3d 1271, 1276 (D.C. Cir. 1994). Nevertheless, the Court ne

OPINION PRATT, District Judge: This case concerns Defendant-Appellee U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (“FWS”) decision to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) with several non-federal entities who were subject to a Nevada State Order mandating a groundwater pump test. FWS anticipated that the pump test may affect an endangered species, the Moa

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued November 21, 2024 Decided July 15, 2025 No. 23-5308 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY , ET AL., APPELLANTS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ET AL., APPELLEES Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 21-cv-1491 (CRC) v. U.S. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORP., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Government in the Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Ac

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL : DIVERSITY, et al., : : Plaintiffs, : Civil Action No.: 24-1285 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 9

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 21-119 (RDM) v. MICHAEL S. REGAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, the

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 21-119 (RDM) v. MICHAEL S. REGAN, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, the

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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-112 (JEB) GINA RAIMONDO, in her official capacity as Secretary of Commerce, et al., Defendants, and MASSACHUSETTS LOBSTERMEN’S ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Defendant-Intervenors.

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL No. 22-15809 DIVERSITY; MARICOPA AUDUBON SOCIETY; SIERRA D.C. No. 4:20-cv- CLUB, Grand Canyon Chapter, 00106-RCC Plaintiffs-Appellants, OPINION v. DEBRA HAALAND, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Interior; UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; MA

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued February 10, 2022 Decided December 23, 2022 No. 15-1054 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, RESPONDENT BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP, INTERVENOR Consolidated with 15-1176, 15-1389, 15-1462

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL ) DIVERSITY, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 19-cv-02

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 18-2576 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 17 :

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)

MEMORANDUM OPINION KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers, contaminating roughly 1,100 miles of shoreline, and causing significant losses to the environment and the economy throughout the region. (See Compl., ECF No. 1, ¶¶ 52-56.) See generally In re Deepwater Horizon, </

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE et al., Civil Action No. 24-87 (TJK) Defendants, and SOUTH FORK COAL COMPANY, LLC, Intervenor-Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Plaintiff

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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Civil Action No. 21-930 (BAH) Plaintiffs, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, et al.,