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Center for Biological Diversity v. Kempthorne

Date
2007
Geography
Alaska
Part of
Center for Biological Diversity v. Kempthorne

About this case

Filing year
2007
Status
Summary judgment granted to defendants and claims dismissed.
Geography
Docket number
07-cv-00141
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States District of Alaska (D. Alaska)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Endangered Species Act and Other Wildlife Protection Statutes
Principal law
United States → Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Challenge to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule that authorized “incidental take” of polar bears and Pacific walruses from oil and gas activities in and along the Beaufort Sea.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
04/22/2008
Decision
Summary judgment granted to defendants and claims dismissed.
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Summary

Challenge to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule that authorized “incidental take” of polar bears and Pacific walruses from oil and gas activities in and along the Beaufort Sea.