Description: Lawsuit to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make determinations regarding the status of nine species under the Endangered Species Act, including species threatened by climate change.
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Center for Biological Diversity v. Zinke
Case Documents:
Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 03/30/2017 Stipulation Download Stipulation filed to modify the settlement agreement. 08/30/2016 Settlement Agreement Download Stipulated settlement agreement submitted. The parties submitted a settlement agreement pursuant to which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to a schedule for reviewing the status of the species. 08/05/2016 Complaint Download Amended complaint filed. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make findings on whether nine "highly-imperiled" species should be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. For four of the species (the Barrens topminnow, the foothill yellow-legged frog, the Northern Rockies fisher, and the Virgin River spinedace), the complaint alleged that climate change was one of the threats to the species and its habitat. 03/16/2016 Complaint Download Complaint filed.