The Center for Biological Diversity
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Charitable & Nonprofit
1212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Recent News About The Center for Biological Diversity
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SAN FRANCISCO - The Center for Biological Diversity filed a federal complaint on August 17 in the Northern District of California against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for violation of the Endangered Species Act because it failed to list a minnow known as the Clear Lake hitch on the endangered species list.
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As wildfires raged across the western U.S. and many cities smothered in smoke from the fires, the Center for Biological Diversity recently filed a lawsuit in Lake County California Superior Court seeking injunctive relief against a proposed luxury resort and residential development in a fire-prone area.
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OAKLAND – Final plans for renewed oil and gas drilling on federal lands in Central California have been issued less than a month after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management unveiled its draft plan.
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SAN FRANCISCO – A recent lawsuit is attempting to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address the air pollution that causes asthma in many people in Northern California and in Phoenix, Arizona.
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OAKLAND – A group of conservation institutions filed an intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on April 22, alleging that the federal agency has neglected its responsibility to respond to a petition meant to protect a rare salamander.
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SAN FRANCISCO – The Court of Appeal of the State of California in the 1st Appellate District, Division Five affirmed a lower court’s ruling that denied a biological center’s petition to order a state department to close oil and gas wells.
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The California Supreme Court recently ruled that claimants who are seeking to remove coho salmon from the state's endangered species list can now attempt to demonstrate that the fish never should have been included on the list.
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SAN FRANCISCO – The Center for Biological Diversity, Coalition for Clean Air, Communities for a Better Environment and the Sunset Coalition have filed a “friend of the court” brief in support of those opposing the Golden State Warriors’ proposed 18,000-seat arena.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Two non-profit organizations that deal with the environment in California are suing a wildlife service, along with its director and its secretary.
