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Yesterday, PLF filed a reply brief in support of our clients' motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the reduction of the Bears Ears National Monument.  The lawsuit, brought by (among others) Patagonia, a retail company that sells outdoor wear, alleges that President Trump acted illegally when he freed up over one million acres of land in Uta ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of PLF's Northwest Regional Center.  This is definitely a moment to celebrate, and we intend to do so.  But more than that, this is a time to reflect on two decades of PLF's efforts in the Pacific Northwest. PLF opened its Northwest office in 1992.  Sir Mix-A-Lot was topping the charts, Wayne's World was gracin ...

Earlier this year, PLF filed a petition for a writ certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case, Kitsap Alliance for Property Owners v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board.  The petition asks the Court to review a Washington appellate decision holding that a county can force landowners to dedicate large tracts of private prop ...

Today Capital Press printed my op-ed on Georgia-Pacific West, Inc. v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center, the "forest road runoff" case we have been chronicling here. ...

Last Tuesday I had the honor of testifying before the House Committee on Natural Resources in Washington, D.C.  The title of the hearing was "The Endangered Species Act: How Litigation is Costing Jobs and Impeding True Recovery Efforts."  My testimony addressed how the ESA is structured in such a way that it encourages environmental groups to seek ...

Author: Brandon Middleton No surprise here, just another alternative energy project that has finally been approved, but will still be subject to exhaustive litigation.  More here. ...

Author: Brandon Middleton An apparent green light for an East Coast wind energy project: Constellation Energy has finalized its acquisition of a Garrett County wind project, closing a deal for the $140 million, 70-megawatt Criterion wind farm with California-based Clipper Windpower Inc. The project, now under construction, is scheduled to go onlin ...