Legal Opinion
WildEarth Guardians v. United States Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 3, 2015No. 13-16071PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judge:
Environmental organization WildEarth Guardians sued to enjoin the federal government’s participation in the killing of predatory animals in Nevada. WildEarth alleged that the program’s continued reliance on a decades-old programmatic environmental impact statement (“PEIS”) causes the government to use outdated and unnecessarily harmful predator control techniques that interfere with Wild-Earth’s members’ enjoyment of outdoor activities. The district court dismissed for lack of standing, holding that WildEarth had not shown that its alleged injuries were caused…
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