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June 21, 2018 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration for Failing to Protect Gulf of Mexico Wildlife from Offshore Drilling

Agencies have failed to hold legal consultation on offshore drilling after Deepwater Horizon disaster

April 2, 2018 | Press Release: Victory

Court Rejects Flawed Mexican Gray Wolf Rule

Ruling rejects measures that hurt, instead of help, rare wolves

April 2, 2018 | Legal Document

Mexican gray wolf 10(j) rule Order

In lead case No. CV-15-00019-TUC-JGZ, Plaintiff CBD’s Motion for Summary Judgment (doc. 114) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART to the extent provided herein. Federal Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (doc. 123) is DENIED.

March 1, 2018 | Press Release: Victory

Court Calls Third Strike on Industry Challenges to Decision to End Failed Otter Translocation and “No Otter Zone” Program

Court of Appeals upholds U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service decision to end failed ‘No Otter Zone’ program meant to exclude sea otters from their historic range along the southern California coast

January 29, 2018 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Fatally Flawed Mexican Wolf Plan

Plan ignores science, fails on urgently needed recovery actions

January 9, 2018 | Press Release

Chlorpyrifos Pesticide Harms Salmon And Orcas, Government Report Says

Organophosphate pesticides jeopardize salmon survival and destroy their critical habitat

January 4, 2018 | In the News: High Country News

Courts Challenge a Piecemeal Approach to Species Recovery

Tim Preso, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice: “The ruling was significant because it called into question the service's standard blueprint for dealing with these large-scale listings of species like grizzly bears and wolves that were listed throughout the Lower 48 at one time.”