Legal Opinion
Conservation Congress v. Nancy Finley
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 16, 2014No. 12-16916PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Chief Judge:
We again consider the fate of the threatened Northern Spotted Owl, this time in the context of a lumber thinning and fuel reduction project in northern California, known as the Beaverslide Project. Conservation Congress contends that the federal government violated various national environmental laws in failing to consult adequately as to the project’s potential effects on the owl. 1 The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the government, and we affirm.
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The Beaverslide Project is located on approximately 13,241 acres of national forest land in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- The Lands Council v. McNairCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water v. Natural Resources Defense CounCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Wildwest Institute v. Daniel AsheCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
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