Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Coun v. Kenneth Salazar
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2012No. 09-17661PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge HUG; Dissent by Judge PAEZ.
OPINION
HUG, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we address whether the renewal of forty-one water supply contracts by the United States Bureau of Reclamation violates § 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1536(a)(2) and illegally threatens the existence of the delta smelt. We conclude that it does not, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.
*1095I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
The delta smelt is a small fish endemic to the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers Delta Estuary which was declared endangered by the United States Fish and…
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