Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20133
No(s). 21-0770 (ABJ) (D.D.C. Aug 11, 2023) (Jackson, J.)

A district court granted environmental groups' motion for summary judgment in a challenge to FWS' decision not to designate critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee. The groups argued the Service had not established that the bee would not benefit from the designation, and that it failed to ...