Center for Biological Diversity Archives

Joshua Tree Endangered Species Listing at a Stalemate

July 6, 2022 10:05 amJuly 6, 2022 10:30 am

The Joshua tree may be the tourist-attracting symbol of America’s southwest deserts but since the petition to protect the western Joshua tree under California’s Endangered Species Act hit the desk of the Fish and Game Commission, it’s also become a...

California Fish and Game Commission Delays Decision on Joshua Tree Protections

June 17, 2022 2:30 amJune 16, 2022 9:20 pm

The California Fish and Game Commission failed to come to an agreement on Thursday on whether or not to list the Joshua tree as a threatened species, delaying a vote over the matter until October. For years, the Joshua tree...

Attorney General Rob Bonta ,15 Other States File Suit Against US Postal Service Over New Mail Truck Fleet

April 28, 2022 12:51 pm

A lawsuit against the United States Postal Service over the environmental issues from their Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Acquisition program over the next several decades was filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in conjunction with 15 other states on...

Proposed Guenoc Valley Luxury Resort Halted By Lake County Judge Over Wildfire Concerns, CEQA Issues

January 7, 2022 1:40 pm

Lake County Superior Court Judge J. David Markham ruled earlier this week that development of a large 25-square-mile proposed resort in the Guenoc Valley is to be stopped due to violations of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by not...

Federal Restoration Of Gray Wolf Population Lawsuit Heard in California District Court

November 12, 2021 8:10 pmNovember 12, 2021 8:11 pm

A lawsuit by environmental groups seeking to restore federal protections for wolves both in California and across the nation, was heard in the Northern District Court of California court on Friday. After decades on the Endangered Species List, the gray...

Environmental Group Announces Plans To Sue Federal Government Over Orange County Oil Spill

November 2, 2021 11:32 am

The Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental non-profit group with over a thirty year history of legal action, announced that they would be suing the federal government over last month’s oil spill in Orange County. The spill, first detected on October...

Marybel Batjer, President of California Pubic Utilities Commission, CPUC.

CPUC President Marybel Batjer Resigns Only Two Years Into Appointment

September 29, 2021 3:52 pmApril 3, 2022 7:33 am

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) President Marybel Batjer announced on Tuesday that she would be resigning her post more than 5 years before her term was set to expire. Batjer had been the President of CPUC since August 2019, following...