AMERICAN RIVERS v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 98-70079, 98-70084.

201 F.3d 1186 (2000)

AMERICAN RIVERS; Pacific Rivers Council; Oregon Natural Resources Council; WaterWatch of Oregon; and Friends of the Earth, Petitioners, United States Department of Interior, Petitioner-Intervenor, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Eugene Water and Electric Board, Respondent-Intervenor. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Petitioner, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent, Eugene Water and Electric Board, Respondent-Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 11, 1999.

Amended January 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd D. True and Kristen L. Boyles, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Seattle, Washington, for petitioners American Rivers et al.

Jas Jeffrey Adams, Justice Department, State of Oregon, Salem, Oregon, for petitioner Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Sean H. Donahue, United States Department of Justice, Environmental & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., for petitioner-intervenor United States Department of Interior.

John H. Conway and John S.L. Katz, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.

Donald A. Haagensen, Haagensen & Lloyd, Portland, Oregon and Gail A. Greely, Alameda, California, for the respondent-intervenor Eugene Water & Electric Board.

Mason D. Morisset, Morisset, Schlosser, Ayer & Jozwiak, Seattle, Washington, for amicus curiae Skokomish Indian Tribe.

David J. Cummings, Nez Perce Tribe Office of Legal Counsel, Lapwai, Idaho, for amicus curiae Nez Perce Tribe.

Brian J. McManus, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae American Public Power Association et al.

Mark L. Bubenik, Chief Assistant City Attorney, Tacoma, Washington, for amicus curiae City of Tacoma, Washington.

Before: LEAVY, McKEOWN, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

The Opinion filed August 11, 1999, slip op. 8973, and appearing at 187 F.3d 1007 (9th Cir.1999), is amended as follows:

At slip op. 8991, in the first sentence of the first full paragraph; 187 F.3d at 1016, in the first sentence of the first full paragraph, change "The petitioners contend" to "Petitioners contend that FERC ignores continuing impacts and the environmental impacts caused by ongoing operation. In effect...

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