(November 12, 2018, 11:03 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on Nov. 9 ruled that federal agencies may not issue permits to conduct hydraulic fracturing operations off the California coast “unless and until” there is a complete consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Environmental Defense Center, et al. v. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, et al., No. 16-8418, C.D. Calif.)....