Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided August 2, 2011No. CV 01-00640-REPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
REDDEN, District Judge:
This Opinion and Order addresses the validity of the 2008 and 2010 Biological Opinions (“2008/2010 BiOp”) issued by NOAA Fisheries1 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”), and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (“BOR”) (collectively, “Federal Defendants”) under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1536. Section 7 requires Federal Defendants to “insure” that the operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System (“FCRPS”), which is comprised of 14 sets of hydroelectric dams, powerhouses, and associated reservoirs, “is not…
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