On Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals nullified Oregon Federal District Court Judge Hogan's ruling in the case of Alsea Valley Alliance v. Evans. This is not a final ruling, which may not be rendered for months or even years, but it does return things to the status quo ante. Until a final decision is rendered, Oregon coastal coho will continue to be listed as endangered and will continue to have the protections mandated by the Endangered Species Act. Since the recent petitions to de-list nearly all of Washington's endangered salmon and steelhead runs used the Hogan decision as a precedent, I assume that this will have a strong bearing on whether or not they proceed.