ELR Citation: 47 ELR 20061
No(s). 15-5304 (D.C. Cir. Apr 11, 2017)

The D.C. Circuit ruled that a trade association composed of lumber companies had standing to challenge an FWS designation of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl on federal land in California, Oregon, and Washington. In 2012, FWS issued a final rule designating 9.5 million acres of federal ...