NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER v. DECKER

No. 07-35266.

728 F.3d 1085 (2013)

NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER, an Oregon non-profit corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, American Forest & Paper Association; Oregon Forest Industries Council, Intervenors, v. Doug DECKER, Oregon State Forester, in his official capacity; Stephen Hobbs; Barbara Craig; Diane Snyder; Larry Giustina; Chris Heffernan; William Hutchison; Jennifer Phillippi, (members of the Oregon Board of Forestry, in their official capacities); Hampton Tree Farms, Inc., an Oregon domestic business corporation; Stimson Lumber Company, an Oregon domestic business corporation; Georgia-Pacific West Inc., an Oregon domestic business corporation; Swanson Group, Inc., an Oregon domestic business corporation; Tillamook County, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Kampmeier , Washington Forest Law Center, Seattle, WA, Christopher Winter , Crag Law Center, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

J. Michael Klise, Esquire , Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC, for Intervenors.

J. Mark Morford , Louis A. Ferreira , Partner, Per Arnold Ramfjord , Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, OR, Jason T. Morgan , Stoel Rives, LLP, Seattle, WA, for Intervenors and Defendants-Appellees.

Erin C. Lagesen , Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: WILLIAM A. FLETCHER and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges, and CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.


ORDER

In Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. Brown, 640 F.3d 1063 (9th Cir. 2011), we reversed the decision of the district court dismissing plaintiff's suit brought under the Clean Water Act. While our decision was awaiting review by the United States Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency amended the relevant regulation. See Revisions to Stormwater Regulations, 77 Fed.Reg. 72,970 (Dec. 7, 2012)...

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