ELR Citation: 55 ELR 20033
No(s). CV-22-00090-TUC-JCH (D. Ariz. Mar 12, 2025) (Hinderaker, J.)

A district court granted in part summary judgment for an environmental group in a lawsuit concerning ESA §7 consultations on six pesticides. The group argued FWS violated the ESA by unreasonably delaying completion of consultations on chlorpyrifos, diazinon, carbaryl, methomyl, atrazine, and simazine. The court found FWS had unreasonably delayed completing consultations for chlorpyrifos, diazinon, carbaryl, atrazine, and simazine, and ordered the Service to issue biological opinions (BiOps) on carbaryl, atrazine, and simazine by deadlines mutually agreed upon by both parties. It further ordered FWS to complete consultation and issue BiOps on chlorpyrifos and diazinon by the Service's proposed date of September 30, 2028.