Friends of the Columbia Gorge and Save Our Scenic Area are asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review a recent Bonneville Power Administration decision to approve the Whistling Ridge Energy Project’s application to connect to the BPA’s energy grid.  The Whistling Ridge Project would be located on forested ridgelines in Skamania County near Underwood overlooking the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.  The two organizations claim the BPA failed to adequately review the environmental impacts of the proposed energy project.  Two years ago, most elements of an appeal of the state’s decision to permit the project were rejected by the Washington State Supreme Court, even though the court did say the state needed to make decisions on some aspects of the project.