Platte River Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Maintenance Trust v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

ELR Citation: ELR 20883
No(s). 88-1425 (D.C. Cir. May 19, 1989)

The court holds that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) refusal of a request to assess the need for conditions to protect wildlife in two hydroelectric interim licenses was an abuse of discretion under the Federal Power Act (FPA). Petitioner, a trust formed as part of a litigation s...