Legal Opinion
Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance v. U.S. Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 17, 2010No. Civil Action 09-0236 (RCL)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
I. Introduction
This case concerns environmental regulations designating critical habitat for the piping plover, a small shorebird. On October 21, 2008, defendants, the Department of the Interior and its Fish and Wildlife Service (collectively “the Service”) published a final rule designating critical habitat for the wintering piping plover in North Carolina pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service revised its critical habitat designation for the units after this Court vacated the Service’s original designation in 2001. See Cape…
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