Sierra Club v. Bureau of Land Management

OPINION

RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellants Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, and Defenders of Wildlife (collectively Sierra Club) appeal the district court ruling upholding the decision by the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to grant a right-of-way over federal land (Road Project) for a wind energy project (Wind Project) developed on private land by Interve-nor-Appellee North Sky River Energy, LLC (North Sky). Because the Wind Project does not trigger the (1) duty to consult under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) or (2) duty to prepare an Environmental…