Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2007No. 06-35011, 06-35019PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals bring us once more to the Pacific Northwest, for another round in the complex and long-running battle over salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1544. In this ESA action brought by the National Wildlife Federation and other plaintiffs (collectively “NWF”), we consider a November 2004 Biological Opinion (“2004 BiOp”) addressing the effects of proposed operations of Federal Columbia River Power System (“FCRPS” or “Columbia River System”) dams and related facilities on listed fish in the lower…
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- Natural Resources Defense Council v. KempthorneDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2007
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- National Wildlife Federation Idaho Wildlife Federation Washington Wildlife Federation Sierra Club Trout Unlimited Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations Institute for Fisheries Resources Idaho Rivers United Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association Salmon for All Columbia Riverkeeper Nw Energy Coalition Federation of Fly Fishers American Rivers, Inc. Eastern Oregon Irrigators Association v. National Marine Fisheries Service United States Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Donald L. Evans, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Commerce Noaa Fisheries D. Robert Lohn, in His Official Capacity as Regional Direct of Noaa Fisheries, Northwest Irrigation Utilities Public Power Council Bpa Customer Group Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation Grant County Farm Board Federation Washington Farm Bureau Federation Clarkson Golf & Country Club State of Montana Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Defendant-Intervenors, and State of Oregon, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee, State of Idaho, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. National Wildlife Federation Idaho Wildlife Federation Washington Wildlife Federation Sierra Club Trout Unlimited Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations Institute for Fisheries Resources Idaho Rivers United Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association Salmon for All Columbia Riverkeeper Nw Energy Coalition Federation of Fly Fishers American Rivers, Inc. Eastern Oregon Irrigators Association v. National Marine Fisheries Service United States Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, State of Oregon, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee, and Donald L. Evans, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Commerce Noaa Fisheries D. Robert Lohn, in His Official Capacity as Regional Director of Noaa Fisheries, Northwest Irrigation Utilities Public Power Council Bpa Customer Group Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation Grant County Farm Board Federation Washington Farm Bureau Federation State of Idaho Clarkson Golf & Country Club State of Montana Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Defendant-IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007