NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION NW v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (2005)

United States Court of Appeals,Ninth Circuit.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION;  Idaho Wildlife Federation;  Washington Wildlife Federation;  Sierra Club;  Trout Unlimited;  Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations;  Institute for Fisheries Resources;  Idaho Rivers United;  Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United;  Northwest Sport Fishing Industry Association, Salmon for All;  Columbia Riverkeeper;  NW Energy Coalition;  Federation of Fly Fishers;  American Rivers, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE;  United States Army Corps of Engineers;  U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Defendants,

Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation;  Grant County Farm Board Federation;  Washington Farm Bureau Federation;  State of Idaho;  Clarkson Golf & Country Club, Defendants-Intervenors, Northwest Irrigation Utilities;  Public Power Council;  Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative;  BPA Customer Group, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants, v. State of Oregon, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee.

National Wildlife Federation;  Idaho Wildlife Federation;  Washington Wildlife Federation;  Sierra Club;  Trout Unlimited;  Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations;  Institute for Fisheries Resources;  Idaho Rivers United;  Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United;  Northwest Sport Fishing Industry Association, Salmon for All;  Columbia Riverkeeper;  NW Energy Coalition;  Federation of Fly Fishers;  American Rivers, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. National Marine Fisheries Service;  United States Army Corps of Engineers;  U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Defendants,

Northwest Irrigation Utilities;  Public Power Council;  Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative;  BPA Customer Group;  Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation;  Grant County Farm Board Federation;  Washington Farm Bureau Federation;  Clarkson Golf & Country Club, Defendants-Intervenors, State of Idaho, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant, v. State of Oregon, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee.

National Wildlife Federation;  Idaho Wildlife Federation;  Washington Wildlife Federation;  Sierra Club;  Trout Unlimited;  Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations;  Institute for Fisheries Resources;  Idaho Rivers United;  Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United;  Northwest Sport Fishing Industry Association, Salmon for All;  Columbia Riverkeeper;  NW Energy Coalition;  Federation of Fly Fishers;  American Rivers, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. National Marine Fisheries Service;  United States Army Corps of Engineers;  U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Defendants-Appellants,

Northwest Irrigation Utilities;  Public Power Council;  Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative;  BPA Customer Group;  Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation;  Grant County Farm Board Federation;  Washington Farm Bureau Federation;  State of Idaho;  Clarkson Golf & Country Club, Defendants-Intervenors, v. State of Oregon, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee.

Nos. 05-35569, 05-35570 and 05-35646.

Decided: July 26, 2005