Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20020
No(s). 22‐CV‐0181 (PJS/LIB) (D. Minn. Feb 1, 2023) (Schiltz, J.)

A district court granted in part and denied in part a mining company's motion to dismiss a lawsuit concerning a proposed open-pit copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Environmental groups argued FWS and the Army Corps of Engineers violated the ESA by failing to reinitiate consultation in re...