The Interior Department has violated the Endangered Species Act by not responding to a 2011 request to add emperor penguins to the endangered species list, a new lawsuit against the department alleges.
The Center for Biological Diversity, a nature conservancy nonprofit, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in for the District of Columbia on July 31.
The organization sent a petition to Interior asking it to review the classification of emperor penguins on November 28, 2011. Under the ESA, Interior must release a finding on whether a listing is warranted within 12 months of ...
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