Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation, Idaho Wildlife Federation, and the Nez Perce Tribe, Intervenor-Petitioner v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1986No. 84-7325PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. BROWNING, Chief Judge:
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The Director of the Office of Electric Power Regulation of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) issued seven preliminary permits to develop license applications for hydroelectric power projects along the Salmon River, flowing in a 420 mile-long arc through central Idaho. The Nez Perce Tribe (“Tribe”), and the National Wildlife Federation and Idaho Wildlife Federation (jointly referred to as “the Federation”), appealed to the Commission. The Commission affirmed the Director’s action, 25 F.E.R.C. 1161,410 (1983), and denied rehearing. 26…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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