Center for Biological Diversity et al v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service et al

  1. July 18, 2025

    Snake Spotting Voids OK Of Sprawling Calif. Housing Plan

    A federal judge has halted a 314-acre master-planned development in Chico, California, after finding federal officials wrongly concluded in 2020 that the endangered giant garter snake had not been observed on the site despite a sighting of the animal in the area a dozen years prior.

  2. September 06, 2022

    Developers Slam Enviro Challenge To Calif. Wetlands Project

    Two real estate firms are seeking an early win on environmental groups' challenge to a 314-acre multiuse development planned on a stretch of California wetlands, saying the groups' claims omitted that the project includes a preserve for the very species alleged to be under threat.

  3. August 29, 2022

    Feds Seek Early Win In Enviro Suit Over Calif. Project Permit

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asked a federal judge to rule that they did not violate regulations, as environmental groups AquAlliance and the Center for Biological Diversity claim, when they approved permits for a large California real estate development.

  4. July 06, 2022

    Groups Say Feds Flubbed Enviro Permit On 400-Home Project

    Two environmental groups asked a judge to block a permit for a 314-acre housing development in Chico, California, arguing that federal officials failed to consider its effect on seasonal wetlands, species of shrimp and a rare plant native to the region.

  5. August 26, 2021

    Environmentalists Want Calif. Wetlands Project Halted

    Two environmental groups claimed in a federal court complaint Wednesday that the government violated several laws in signing off on a proposed 314-acre development on a stretch of wetlands in California, urging the court to halt the project.