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11 Dec 2018, 7:39 am by Ryan Mulvey
Former Koch adviser to oversee Interior Department’s FOIA requestsMiranda Green, The Hill, Dec. 10, 2018A political appointee and former adviser to Charles and David Koch will oversee Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests sent to the Interior Department, a position typically held by career staff.Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke last month quietly issued a secretarial order giving Daniel Jorjani the authority to oversee all FOIA requests at the agency, according to a document… [read post]
24 Jul 2023, 3:20 pm
The suit alleges the EPA failed to consider impacts on endangered species, as is required by law, when it set new rules that will expand biofuel use nationwide during the next three years, said Brett Hartl, government affairs director with the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), which brought the litigation. [read post]
27 Jul 2017, 8:52 am by Arthur F. Coon
On July 26, 2017, the California Supreme Court issued its order denying the losing appellants’ (Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity) request for depublication of the opinion in Sierra Club v. [read post]
17 Oct 2012, 6:50 am by Daria Diaz
A lawsuit filed October 16, 2012, in Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthworks, Environmental Working Group, and Sierra Club, alleges that the California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (“DOGGR”) has failed to consider or evaluate the risks of fracking as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). [read post]
Environmental groups Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity Tuesday criticized the fossil-fuel concessions made in a deal among Senate Democrats in efforts to pass their proposed spending bill, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 12:27 pm by Paul Weiland
The Center for Biological Diversity and Mountain Lion Foundation submitted a petition to the California Fish and Game Commission (the “Commission”) to list mountain lions (Puma concolor) in southern and central California as threatened or endangered pursuant to the California Endangered Species Act. [read post]
3 Dec 2018, 1:31 pm by Nicholas Chan
The Center for Biological Diversity, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and Defenders of Wildlife alleged in their lawsuits that Section 102(c) of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act gave the federal government the ability to waive environmental laws in order to expedite the construction of barriers and roads like the border wall. [read post]
27 Jul 2017, 8:52 am by Arthur F. Coon
On July 26, 2017, the California Supreme Court issued its order denying the losing appellants’ (Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity) request for depublication of the opinion in Sierra Club v. [read post]
28 May 2011, 5:44 am by Keith Rizzardi
Yesterday, NOAA made its announcement of a decision on the Center for Biological Diversity's petition to list the Atlantic bluefin tuna, concluding that listing of the species was not warranted, however, NOAA also noted continued concern, and intends to revisit the decision with new science. [read post]
17 May 2011, 12:31 pm by Steve Davies
The Center for Biological Diversity, however, is concerned that the agreement will tie its hands legally; that is, it will not be able to enforce listing deadlines for species covered by the agreement which have been the subject of CBD petitions. [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 10:40 am by Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal
Last week, we filed comments on behalf of Friends of Blackwater Canyon, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Animal Welfare Institute, and the Wildlife Advocacy Project, on the recent changes to the Revised Draft Voluntary Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines, proposed by the subcommittees of the Wind Guidelines Federal Advisory Committee. [read post]
3 Jun 2009, 5:51 pm
 An AP story appearing in the MercuryNews.com notes that Oceana, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sea Turtle Restoration Project filed a complaint in San Francisco asking that populations of loggerheads in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans be upgraded from threatened to endangered. [read post]
3 Mar 2015, 2:13 pm by David Miller
On February 24, 2015, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced a 12-month finding (pdf) on the Center for Biological Diversity’s (CBD) petition to revise the critical habitat designation for the Southern Resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). [read post]
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Thursday for failing to classify certain species as endangered within a reasonable time frame. [read post]
11 Oct 2013, 10:55 am by Ashley J. Remillard
Notably absent from the forum were representatives from the Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, and Defenders of Wildlife. [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 6:08 am by Chuck Becker
On August 3, 2010, several environmental groups, led by the Center for Biological Diversity, filed a petition with EPA seeking a ruling from the Agency to ban the use of lead in hunting ammunition and fishing tackle. [read post]
18 Sep 2008, 11:49 pm
The California Court of Appeals, First District (San Francisco and other Northern California counties) in Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. v. [read post]