Alaska Wildlife Alliance v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20024
No(s). 3:21-cv-00209-SLG-KFR (D. Alaska Feb 6, 2023) (Reardon, J.)

A magistrate judge recommended that environmental groups' motion for summary judgment be denied in a challenge to FWS' authorization of oil and gas drilling on the northern coast of Alaska. The groups argued that FWS' five-year incidental take regulation, accompanying biological opinion, and EA unla...