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Federal contractors agree that pending salmon litigation requests are moot

March 29, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton Updating yesterday's developments in the salmon biological opinion litigation, plaintiffs Westlands Water District and San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority have just filed this document, which states: In light of Federal Defendants’ Notice to the Court of Allocation Increase (Doc. 617), and in light of th ...

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Further thoughts on today's salmon biop decision

May 18, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton In reviewing today's decision on the National Marine Fisheries Service salmon biological opinion, two things stand out: 1) This is a defeat for the species-protection-whatever-the-cost mentality that we see from many environmental extremists.  For years, groups like Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Dive ...