Fish and Wildlife Service

Feds seek ruling that bat order didn’t void plans for WNC forests

Federal agencies are asking a judge to clarify that a recent ruling designed to protect endangered bats did not void a government plan for managing national forests in western North Carolina.

CJ Staff

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Judge rules against challenged algaecide plan for Lake Mattamuskeet

A federal judge has ruled in favor of environmental groups and against the US Fish and Wildlife Service in a dispute over an algaecide pilot project proposed for Lake Mattamuskeet. A court order Wednesday emphasized the potential negative impact on birds.

CJ Staff

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Feds’ Lake Mattamuskeet pilot project pushed back to April 2025

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to delay a challenged algaecide plan for Lake Mattamuskeet until April 2025. The delay will give a federal judge time to decide the outcome of environmental groups' lawsuit challenging the plan.

CJ Staff

Feds seek ruling that bat order didn’t void plans for WNC forests

Judge rules against challenged algaecide plan for Lake Mattamuskeet

Feds’ Lake Mattamuskeet pilot project pushed back to April 2025

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