Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt

ELR Citation: 51 ELR 20004
No(s). CV 19-109-M-DLC (D. Mont. Dec 23, 2020) (Christensen, J.)

A district court denied an environmental group's motion for summary judgment in a challenge to FWS' denial of the group's 2014 petition to update the recovery plan for grizzly bears. The group argued that FWS' denial was arbitrary and capricious. The court concluded that while recovery plans were vi...