Sierra Club v. National Marine Fisheries Service

ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20010
No(s). DLB-20-3060 (D. Md. Jan 9, 2024) (Boardman, J.)

A district court granted environmental groups' motion to lift a stay of a suit challenging NMFS' biological opinion (BiOp) concerning oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico. The groups initially argued NMFS issued a flawed BiOp that underestimated the risks of harm to protected species and took ...