Wash. Tribe Can't Ax Wildlife Refuge Protection Suit The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington state is not a necessary party to an environmental lawsuit aimed at ensuring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service complies with rules governing the tribe's proposed aquaculture operation along the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge boundary, a federal judge has ruled.
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9th Circ. Mulls DOJ Shield Of Jones Day VW Documents A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday questioned whether it could force the U.S. Department of Justice to hand over confidential Volkswagen documents it obtained through a grand jury subpoena that were part of Jones Day's internal investigation into the automaker's 2015 emissions-cheating scandal.
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Amazon could survive long-term drought but at a high cost The Amazon rainforest may be able to survive long-term drought caused by climate change, but adjusting to a drier, warmer world would exact a heavy toll, a study suggests.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2025/05/2505

Language a barrier in biodiversity work A study has shown scientific knowledge on the conservation of endangered species is often overlooked when not presented in English.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2025/05/2505

Holland & Hart Hires DOJ Environmental Appellate Chief In DC Holland & Hart LLP has added the former chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's Environmental and Natural Resources Division, who joins the firm's Washington, D.C., office alongside her longtime DOJ colleague.
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