American Rivers v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

ORDER

American Rivers, the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, Oregon Natural Resources Council, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Inc., Trout Unlimited, Institute for Fisheries Resources, the Federation of Fly Fishers, and the Sierra Club (“petitioners”) petition this court to review the alleged refusal of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to initiate consultation pursuant to section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1536(a)(2), with National Marine Fisheries Service on FERC’s ongoing regulatory au*897thority over Idaho Power Company’s…