Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance v. U.S. Department of the Interior

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• holding that \NEPA allows the agency the discretion of what methodology to use and does not require the use of the best scientific methodology available\
• holding that “NEPA allows the agency the discretion of what methodology to use and does not require the use of the best scientific methodology available”
• “The plain reading of the statute fails to provide a standard by which to judge the Service’s decision not to exclude an area from critical habitat.”
• “[I]t is settled that the ESA does not authorize nondesignation of habitat when designation would be merely less beneficial to the species than another type of protection.”
• “The plain reading of the statute fails to provide a standard by which to 29 Case: 14-31008 Document: 00513573768 Page: 30 Date Filed: 06/30/2016 No. 14-31008 Cons w/ No. 14-31021 judge the Service’s decision not to exclude an area from critical habitat.”

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