January 30, 2024
A D.C. federal judge has dismissed a suit from environmental groups challenging regulations that they say fail to adequately protect an endangered whale species, with the judge holding in an opinion filed Monday that a new law and a circuit court ruling make their claims moot.
November 18, 2022
A D.C. federal judge has given the government two years to update its Atlantic lobster fishery regulations to adequately protect an endangered whale species, aiming to both save the whales and avoid a massive lobster industry shutdown that might otherwise occur.
July 08, 2022
A federal judge Friday invalidated approvals for a lobster fishery in the North Atlantic after finding the government failed to adequately protect a threatened whale species, which environmental groups said needs strict protection so the whales don't die in fishing lines.
August 20, 2020
Lobster fishing that poses a threat to a whale species on the cusp of extinction won't be interrupted this year despite a ruling that the U.S. government ignored the risks when drafting rules for the operations six years ago.
April 10, 2020
The National Marine Fisheries Service knew lobster fishing along the Atlantic coast was significantly affecting a whale species on the cusp of extinction but enabled its continued operation anyway, a D.C. federal court has ruled.