Sierra Club v. National Marine Fisheries Service

ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20123
No(s). DLB-20-3060 (D. Md. Aug 19, 2024) (Boardman, J.)

A district court granted summary judgment for environmental groups in a challenge to NMFS' biological opinion (BiOp) on the impact of oil and gas extraction in the Gulf of Mexico on protected marine life. The groups argued NMFS violated the APA and the ESA by issuing a flawed BiOp that underestimate...