Judge Emmet Sullivan

• Holly Doremus
• July 1, 2011

Court upholds polar bear “threatened” status

The first big opinion in the polar bear listing case is out. Score two for the Fish and Wildlife Service: the agency’s decision to list the bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act prevailed against challenges from the Center for Biological Diversity on one side and the state of Alaska and hunting groups on …

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