ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20255
No(s). C 11-4118 PJH (N.D. Cal. Nov 30, 2012) (Hamilton, J.)

A district court held that NOAA Fisheries adequately considered economic impacts when it designated 8.6 million acres in California, Oregon, and Washington as critical habitat for the green sturgeon, a threatened species. Developers argued that the agency was required to balance the economic impacts...