ELR Citation: 48 ELR 20177
No(s). 18-112 (JEB) and 18-283 (JEB) (D.D.C. Oct 4, 2018) (Boasberg, J.)

A district court granted environmental groups' request for discovery relevant to the lobster fishing industry's impact on the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The groups argued that NMFS violated its ongoing duty under §7 of the ESA to ensure against jeopardy of endangered right whales and it...