Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 24, 2008No. 06-35011, 06-35019PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
OPINION
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…
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