Institute for Fisheries Resources et al v. Bridgestone Americas, Inc. et al

  1. July 12, 2024

    Tire Cos. Can't Pause Fish-Harming Chemical Suit

    A California federal judge rejected a group of tire companies' efforts to stay an Endangered Species Act suit accusing the companies of killing fish on the West Coast with their use of a rubber additive, saying that waiting for a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking on the additive "makes little sense."

  2. July 08, 2024

    Tire Cos. Say Fishing Groups' Claims Fall Flat In ESA Row

    Tire companies are pushing a California federal court to toss an Endangered Species Act suit over a rubber additive that harms salmon, saying the case by fishing groups wrongly seeks to transform the ESA into a product regulatory statute that steps outside the act's congressional intent.

  3. March 26, 2024

    Fishers Say Tire Cos. Can't Escape Salmon ESA Suit

    Fishing groups are fighting tire companies' attempt to dismiss an Endangered Species Act suit over the use of a rubber additive known as 6PPD, which harms salmon, telling a California federal judge the companies are trying to delay accountability.

  4. March 12, 2024

    Tire Cos. Seek Exit From Salmon-Harming Chemical Suit

    A dozen tire companies are asking a California federal judge to toss a suit claiming a rubber additive is harming protected salmon, arguing that the litigation stretches the Endangered Species Act "beyond its breaking point" and that regulation of the substance belongs with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, not in courts.

  5. November 09, 2023

    Fishing Groups Sue Tire Cos. Over Salmon-Harming Chemical

    A conservation group and a fishing trade group have hit North America's largest tire-makers with a lawsuit claiming a rubber preservative that has been used for half a century is polluting West Coast waterways, creating devastating consequences for threatened and endangered salmon populations.

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