American Rivers v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n
ELR Citation: ELR 21446 No(s). s. 98-70079, -70084 (9th Cir. Aug 11, 1999)
The court denies in part and grants in part environmental groups' petition challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) reissuance of a hydropower license to two Oregon hydroelectric power projects. The court first holds that FERC reasonably used an environmental baseline of the e...