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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Endangered Species Act (ESA) US Fish and Wildlife Service v Sierra Club

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A Court-Side Seat: Clean Air, Clean Water, Endangered Species and Deliberative Process Privilege

The federal courts have issued some significant environmental law rulings in the past few days. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club, Inc. On March 4, 2021, the court held that the...more

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Limit Reach of Freedom of Information Act

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The Freedom of Information Act requires that federal agencies make records available to the public upon request, unless the records fall within one of nine exemptions. “Exemption 5” covers inter-agency or intra-agency...more

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U.S. Fish Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club: US Supreme Court Boosts Ability of Agencies to Withhold Draft Documents

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On March 4, 2021, the US Supreme Court held that draft biological opinions prepared by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) were subject to the deliberative process privilege...more

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