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Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Lyder

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / Montana
Year
2009
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Lyder

About this case

Filing year
2009
Status
Order issued granting in part and denying in part plaintiffs' and defendants' motions for summary judgment.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → Montana
Docket number
9:09-cv-00073
Court/admin entity
United States → United States District Court for the District of Montana (D. Mont.)United States → United States Federal Courts
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Endangered Species Act and Other Wildlife Protection Statutes (US)
Principal law
United States → Endangered Species Act (ESA)
At issue
Challenge to designation of critical habitat for Canada lynx.
Topics
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Documents

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07/28/2010
Order issued granting in part and denying in part plaintiffs' and defendants' motions for summary judgment.
The federal district court for the District of Montana found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had not acted arbitrarily when it decided not to designate additional critical habitat for Canada lynx under the Endangered Species Act based on climate change data. FWS "found that reliable projections of future climate in lynx habitat was not available, and climate data cited by environmental organizations was only useful for planning in specific regions."
Decision
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11/12/2009
Memorandum of points and authorities filed in support of defendants' cross-motion for summary judgment and opposition to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment.
Decision
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10/07/2009
Memorandum filed by plaintiffs in support of motion for summary judgment.
Decision
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Summary

Challenge to designation of critical habitat for Canada lynx.

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Policy instrument
Risk
Fossil fuel
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience