Environmental groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit on April 17, 2025, to push the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the brook floater mussel under the Endangered Species Act. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenges a 2019 decision that denied protection to this freshwater species. “Brook floater mussels work tirelessly day after day to clean the waters that we all rely on, but they desperately need endangered species protections,” said Tierra Curry, senior scientist and endangered species codirector at the Center. “We’re still fixing the damage … Continue reading Brook Floater Mussel Faces 95% Decline as Lawsuit Revives 15-Year Fight for Endangered Species Protection