‘Threatened’ Listing For Seal Due To Climate Change Stands After Denial Of Cert

Mealey's (January 22, 2018, 10:39 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 22 declined to review a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling allowing the U.S. population of the bearded seal to be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which was challenged by various Native American communities in Alaska (State of Alaska, et al. v. Wilbur L. Ross, et al., No. 17-118, Alaska Oil and Gas Association, et al. v. Wilbur L. Ross, et al., No. 17-133, U.S. Sup.)....