Western Watersheds Project et al v. Schneider et al

  1. February 12, 2021

    Idaho Judge Axes Trump-Era Sage Grouse Habitat Changes

    An Idaho federal judge on Thursday struck down the Trump administration's attempt to open up 10 million acres of designated greater sage grouse habitat for oil and gas development.

  2. October 17, 2019

    BLM Sage-Grouse Plans, Drilling Approvals Put On Ice

    An Idaho federal judge blocked the Trump administration's proposed changes to federal protections for the greater sage-grouse on Wednesday, putting the brakes on expanded oil and gas drilling and other projects that would impact the bird's habitat in several Western states.

  3. October 02, 2019

    Gov. Can't Break Up, Shake BLM Sage-Grouse Suit

    An Idaho federal court on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration's attempt to break up a lawsuit challenging its sage-grouse protection policies and scatter them to separate courts, siding with environmental groups who argued the conservation plans for eight Western states should be considered together.

  4. June 17, 2019

    Enviros Urge Halt Of BLM's Revised Sage-Grouse Plans

    Environmental groups urged an Idaho federal court to block the Trump administration's changes to federal protections for the greater sage-grouse, saying the government is already giving the green light to more oil and gas drilling affecting the bird's habitat under the watered-down rules.

  5. April 25, 2019

    Utah Wants To Intervene In Sage-Grouse Protection Suit

    Utah is seeking to intervene in a suit from environmental groups seeking increased protections for the greater sage-grouse, telling an Idaho federal court Wednesday it has an interest in supporting the Trump administration's rollback of protections for the bird as the new plan aligns with the state's own policy.

  6. March 28, 2019

    Enviros Want To Bulk Up Sage-Grouse Protection Suit

    Environmental groups alleging that Obama-era protections for greater sage-grouse were not strong enough have asked an Idaho federal court for permission to supplement their suit to address recent moves by the Trump administration that the advocates say have improperly weakened those protections.

  7. March 06, 2017

    Feds Can't Split Enviros' Sage-Grouse Protection Suit

    An Idaho federal judge rejected on Friday the federal government's bid to split up a lawsuit by four environmental groups that challenges land use plans for areas inhabited by sage-grouse and to send the pieces to five separate federal courts, saying that such a move would be inefficient.

  8. July 21, 2016

    Enviros Say Feds Can't Split Sage-Grouse Protection Suit

    Four conservation organizations urged an Idaho federal judge Thursday to reject the federal government's bid to split their lawsuit challenging land-use plans for areas inhabited by sage-grouse and send the pieces to five separate district courts, arguing the claims can't be separated by geography.

  9. February 25, 2016

    Enviros Sue Feds Seeking More Protection Of Sage-Grouse

    Four conservation organizations hit the federal government with a lawsuit Thursday challenging land use plans for areas inhabited by sage-grouse, saying the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service took a piecemeal approach to assessing the plans' environmental impact and ultimately failed to protect the bird's habitat.

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