Legal Opinion
John Jones, III v. National Marine Fisheries Serv
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2013No. 11-35954PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
In 2008, Oregon Resources Corporation (ORC) applied for various state permits to mine valuable mineral sands from an area near Coos Bay, Oregon. ORC also applied for a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1344, because the project required filling in several acres of wetland. The Corps was required to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., as part of the permitting process. The Corps therefore prepared an Environmental…
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