Judge rules against challenged algaecide plan for Lake Mattamuskeet

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. US District Judge Terrence Boyle’s order will require the federal government to prepare a new environmental impact statement before proceeding with the plan. Thanks to water quality problems da…

Judge blocks pilot Lake Mattamuskeet algaecide application

Lake Mattamuskeet is known for attracting migratory waterfowl. Photo: Mark Hibbs RALEIGH — A federal court decision issued Wednesday blocks the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from using a potentially harmful algaecide at Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, a compound that environmental groups argued would endanger the waterfowl the refuge is supposed to protect. Refuge officials had issued a notification in 2023 that it planned to do a trial …

Bird sanctuary at Lake Mattamuskeet protected from planned toxic chemical experiment

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…