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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). North Dakota v. North Dakota v. Pritzker , Nos. opinion Oct.

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JULY 2, 2021

Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision reversing the district court’s 2018 denial of Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change nuisance cases to California state court. June 23, 2021); North Dakota v.

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APRIL 9, 2021

The federal district court for the District of North Dakota dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit brought by an oil and gas exploration and production company in February 2021 to compel BLM to act on applications for permit to drill (APDs) submitted in 2020 for oil and gas leases in North Dakota.

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