Bear Valley Mutual Water Co. v. Jewell
ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20121 No(s). 12-57297 (9th Cir. Jun 25, 2015)
The Ninth Circuit upheld a 2010 FWS rule designating critical habitat for the threatened Santa Ana sucker, a small freshwater fish native to several California rivers and streams. In 2004, FWS approved a habitat conservation plan that encompassed nearly 1.26 million acres and provided participating ...