opposition

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service - opposition

Challenge to biological opinions issued by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service that found that forest plans developed by the United States Forest Service (USFS) were not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the Mexican spotted owl.

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service

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order

Federal Court Barred Timber Management in Arizona National Forests Pending New Jeopardy Analysis for Mexican Spotted Owl but Upheld Climate Change Analysis

status report

Parties Notified Arizona Federal Court That They Could Not Settle Dispute Over Impacts of Forest Plans on Mexican Spotted Owl

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service - order

motion

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service - motion

response

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service - response

motion for summary judgment

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service - motion for summary judgment

complaint

WildEarth Guardians v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service - complaint

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Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

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Any compulsory, unrequited payment to the government levied on corporations or individuals. This can be for environmental reasons, such as introducing a Carbon tax to set a price that emitters must pay for the greenhouse gases they emit.

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People with different national or cultural traditions from the dominant population

Either money or something of monetary value is transferred between two or more organisations, people or countries.

Actions or measures to adapt terrestrial systems to climate change.

A drought is an extended period of unusually dry weather marked by a significant and sustained lack of precipitation, falling below a specific threshold over a large area for more than a month

Activities involving the catching, processing, and selling of fish for food, recreation, and industry.

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Activities that relate to the production of goods and services from forests.

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WildEarth Guardians v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service - opposition

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Greenhouse gas

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Adaptation/resilience

Finance