Legal Opinion
Defenders of Wildlife v. Ryan Zinke
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 18, 2017No. 15-55806PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s approval of a right-of-way on federal lands in Nevada for the construction of an industrial solar project, known as Silver State South, and the project’s possible impact on the desert tortoise. Plaintiff Defenders of Wildlife (DOW) contends that the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the BLM (collectively, the Federal Defendants) violated the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. § 1531, et seq., and the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), 5…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by35 opinions
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