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Court Upholds the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Interpretation of “Endangered Species” and Decision to List the Polar Bear as Threatened

In a closely watched and hotly contested challenge to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to list the Polar Bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the final listing rule at 73 Fed. Reg. 28,212 (May 15, 2008) (pdf), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a 116-page opinion … Continue Reading