Legal Opinion
Maine Council of the Atlantic Salmon Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 7, 2017No. 16-2155PPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOUTER, Associate Justice.
This appeal is from the district court’s dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of an action brought by the Plaintiff-Appellants under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). They sought review of two biological opinions issued to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by the National Marine Fisheries Service 1 evaluating requested modifications of licenses to operate hydropower dams. We affirm.
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Defendant-Appellees power companies (Brookfield Renewable Services Maine, LLC; Brookfield Power U.S. Asset Management, LLC; Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC; Merimil…
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