Two weeks ago, we filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit Court asking the en banc court to rehear the panel decision that upheld the listing of the polar bear as a threatened species. That petition outlined three major errors … Continue reading
Regular readers of this blog know that we challenged the listing of the polar bear as a “threatened” species. We outlined the basis for that challenge on several occasions. In a nutshell, when the bear was listed, the Secretary of … Continue reading
Some decisions just leave you shaking your head. Such as today’s decision out of the U.S. District Court in Belle Company v. Corps of Engineers. In that case, the Belle Company received a permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental … Continue reading
PLF filed an amicus brief today in support of a petition for review in the U.S. Supreme Court to address an important issue that has been left unresolved for decades–whether those representing economic interests have standing to enforce the National … Continue reading
As noted here, we filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service earlier in the month challenging the agency’s over board designation of “critical habitat” for the dusky gopher frog. Among other things, the Service included a large area … Continue reading
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA), who sits on the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, issued a statement today underscoring abuses of the Endangered Species Act and applauding PLF’s suit (filed today) challenging the over broad critical habitat designation … Continue reading
Government overreaching has become common place in Washington, D.C., especially under the Endangered Species Act which turns 40 years old this year, along with Pacific Legal Foundation. For years, PLF has taken the lead in challenging illegal agency actions that … Continue reading