National Wildlife Federation, et al. v. Schafer, No. CV08-1004-JCC, 2008 U.S. Dist. 118392 (W.D. Wash. Jul. 24, 2008)

(temporary restraining order issued which stops grazing and hay production on 24 million acres of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program; defendant (USDA Secretary) may not open CRP land without an environmental assessment; plaintiffs’ clearly showed that defendant’s decision to authorize haying and grazing could cause irreparable harm to wildlife habitat; arguments on motion for preliminary injunction set for July 17).