A district court granted in part and denied in part an environmental group's motion for summary judgment in a dispute concerning federal agencies' management of two dams on the Yuba River. The…
A district court granted in part and denied in part summary judgment for environmental groups in a challenge to six ESA regulatory provisions promulgated in 2019 and 2024. The groups argued the…
A district court denied an environmental group's motion for summary judgment in a challenge to FWS' critical habitat designation for the northern Mexican gartersnake. The group argued the…
A district court denied federal agencies' motion to dismiss a long-running dispute concerning impacts of hydropower dam operations on endangered steelhead and salmon in the Columbia and Snake…
The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court ruling in a challenge to NMFS' issuance of critical habitat designations for two species of Arctic seal. The state of…
A district court granted motions for preliminary injunction brought by environmental groups, fishing groups, tribes, and the state of Oregon in a long-running dispute over the Army Corps of…
A district court granted in part environmental groups' motion for vacatur and injunctive relief in a lawsuit concerning BLM's approval of land management plans designating route networks for off-…
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for BLM in a challenge to the Bureau's approval of a contract with a livestock company for a new off-range corral on private land in Winnemucca, Nevada…
The Ninth Circuit vacated a district court's mandatory preliminary injunction requiring a California county to take certain actions in its management of a dam and reservoir. Environmental groups…
A district court granted summary judgment for an environmental group in an ESA citizen suit challenging the California Department of Parks and Recreation's authorization of off-highway vehicle use…