September 05, 2017
Environmentalists and the federal government have agreed to withdraw from a suit accusing the U.S. Forest Service of violating the Endangered Species Act by using an outdated biological review to approve projects that could harm animals in Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
August 02, 2017
The U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies on Tuesday asked a D.C. district judge for a quick win in a suit accusing them of violating the Endangered Species Act by using an outdated biological review to approve projects that environmental groups say could harm animals in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, saying the groups lack standing.
February 15, 2017
An Endangered Species Act case will not be transferred from D.C. to Minnesota federal court, a judge ordered Tuesday when deciding in favor of environmental groups accusing the U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies of sidestepping a review requirement in approving mine and highway projects that could harm animals in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest.
June 07, 2016
Environmental groups on Monday sued the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, D.C., federal court, alleging that the agencies skirted Endangered Species Act review requirements when they approved mine and highway projects that may cause harm to animals in Minnesota's Superior National Forest.