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Environmental NGO files lawsuit against US for failing to designate critical habitat for threatened coastal species

Published 22:15 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 22:15 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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An environmental non-profit is suing the US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for what it called a failure to protect a critical coastal habitat of a threatened large sea snail.
An environmental non-profit is suing the US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for what it called a failure to protect a critical coastal habitat of a threatened large sea snail.


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