A district court granted summary judgment for landowners and a coalition of counties in a challenge to FWS' issuance of an ESA Section 4(d) Rule alongside its listing of the northern distinct…

A district court granted in part summary judgment for an environmental group in a lawsuit concerning ESA §7 consultations on six pesticides. The group argued FWS violated the ESA by unreasonably…

A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment for an environmental group in a challenge to NMFS' denial of the group's petition to promulgate ESA §4(d) regulations…

The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion to temporarily enjoin construction on a real estate development project in South Carolina. Environmental groups argued the…

A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment for an environmental group in a lawsuit concerning NMFS' approval of a management plan proposed by the Oregon Department…

In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for FWS in a challenge to its decision not to list the Tucson shovel-nosed snake as endangered under the ESA. An…

A district court denied an animal advocacy group's request to vacate and remand FWS' decisions approving a general conservation plan (GCP) and incidental take permits for the Utah…

The Tenth Circuit, 2-1, reversed a district court ruling in a challenge to the Forest Service's approval of a 2020 management plan amendment for the Thunder Basin National Grassland in…

A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment in environmental groups' challenge to BLM's approval of land management plans designating route networks for off-…

A district court granted Colorado parks and wildlife agencies' motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the reintroduction of gray wolves in the state. A conservation group argued the agencies…