Civil Litigation,
Environmental & Energy
Mar. 24, 2022
Lawsuit seeks a halt to drilling in San Joaquin Valley
The Temblor legless lizard is jeopardized by oil and gas drilling in a shrinking habitat, the Center for Biological Diversity tells the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has failed to quickly decide whether the Temblor legless lizard in California warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act, the Center for Biological Diversity said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Eastern District of California.
The Temblor legless lizard is a small, sand swimming reptile endemic to the Temblor Range in the San Joaquin Valley. The lawsuit alleges its survival is jeopardized by...
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