April 07, 2026
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told a Washington federal court that it used well-reasoned factors and the "best available" science to determine the Pacific Northwest's sand-verbena moth does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
February 27, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration was hit with a lawsuit on Wednesday in Washington federal court brought by a wildlife conservation group seeking Endangered Species Act protections for a Pacific Northwest moth facing a dwindling dune habitat amid coastal development and rising sea levels.