Legal Opinion
Washington Toxics Coalition v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 28, 2005No. 04-35138, 04-35212, 04-35237, 04-35244PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Chief Judge.
This litigation is about the Environmental Protection Agency’s registration of 54 pesticide active ingredients that the plaintiff environmental coalitions fear may harm endangered or threatened salmon and steelhead in the waters of the Pacific Northwest. The plaintiffs, Washington Toxics Coalition et al., (“WTC”), contend that EPA violated the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1536(a)(2), by failing to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service before approving the pesticides.
EPA admittedly did not do any such consultation, and it agrees that the Endangered…
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