July 09, 2015
The Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling supporting the U.S. government's designation of 8.6 million acres in California, Oregon and Washington as critical habitat for the threatened green sturgeon, rejecting builders and property owners' appeal that officials failed to balance economic interests.
November 30, 2012
A California federal court on Friday upheld the U.S. government's designation of 8.6 million acres in California, Oregon and Washington as critical habitat for the threatened green sturgeon, dismissing a challenge by builders and property owners that officials made the determination without balancing economic interests.