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WildEarth Guardians v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

About this case

Filing year
2024
Status
Fish and Wildlife Service's motion for voluntary remand without vacatur granted.
Docket number
9:24-cv-00066
Court/admin entity
United StatesUnited States Federal CourtsUnited States District of Montana (D. Mont.)
Case category
Federal Statutory ClaimsNEPAFederal Statutory ClaimsOther Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
United StatesAdministrative Procedure Act (APA)United StatesNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)United StatesNational Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997
At issue
Challenge to Commercial Special Use Permits authorizing commercial livestock grazing in the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Montana.
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12/15/2025
Fish and Wildlife Service's motion for voluntary remand without vacatur granted.
The federal district court for the District of Montana granted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS’s) motion for voluntary remand without vacatur of Commercial Special Use Permits authorizing commercial livestock grazing in the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Montana. The plaintiffs who challenged the permits opposed remand. Their arguments included that the scope of remand was too narrow because the FWS did not propose to address key issues, including whether the FWS had ignored climate change.
Decision

Summary

Challenge to Commercial Special Use Permits authorizing commercial livestock grazing in the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Montana.

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