6 Environmental Groups: Political Appointees Hijacked California Biological Opinions

Mealey's (December 11, 2019, 8:47 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Six environmental groups on Dec. 2 sued two cabinet secretaries and four executive brand agencies alleging that they violated the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S. Code. ch. 5, subch. I § 500 et seq., and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S. Code, § 1531 et seq., by changing federal biological opinions for political reasons and in ways that will harm endangered river fish in northern California (Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, et al. v. Wilbur Ross, et al., No. 19-7897, N.D. Calif.)....

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