FWS reissued final rulemaking that identifies the northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolf as a distinct population segment and removes most gray wolves from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the ESA.

NOAA-Fisheries established ocean salmon management measures for fisheries off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington through May 1, 2012.

United States v. Consol Energy, Inc., No. 1:11-cv-00028 (N.D. W. Va. Mar. 14, 2011). Settling CWA defendants responsible for NPDES permit violations and the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States must pay a $5.5 million civil penalty and must perform injunctive relief at six mines.