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.
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.
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.
