Legal Opinion
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Bernhardt
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 7, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2018-1547Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil No. 18-1547 (JDB) DAVID BERNHARDT, in his official capacity as Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In 1992, the Fish and Wildlife Service (“the Service”) listed the Louisiana black bear (“LBB”) as a “threatened species” under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The Service determined in 2016 that the bear had recovered and no longer qualified as threatened, and it was therefore delisted. Plaintiffs, a collection of…
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