October 26, 2015
The Fourth Circuit on Monday refused a bid from several environmental groups to pause an $838 million North Carolina highway bypass project while they appeal a lower court's ruling that found state and federal highway authorities properly considered alternatives.
October 14, 2015
The North Carolina Department of Transportation bashed an attempt by several environmental groups to block an $838 million bypass project in the state pending appeal to the Fourth Circuit, telling a North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday that the group tried to rehash already losing arguments to justify a stay.
September 17, 2015
Environmental groups asked a North Carolina federal court Wednesday to halt construction on an $838 million highway bypass in the state while they pursue a Fourth Circuit challenge of the lower court's decision to allow the project.
September 11, 2015
Construction of an $838 million North Carolina highway bypass can move forward because government agencies had properly considered alternatives when evaluating its impacts, a federal judge said Thursday, despite claims by environmentalists that it will cause irreversible environmental and social damages.
June 08, 2015
The Federal Highway Administration and North Carolina Department of Transportation asked a federal judge on Friday to reject environmentalists' call for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against an $838 million North Carolina highway bypass, arguing the green groups can't prove an injury.
May 15, 2015
Several environmental groups asked a North Carolina federal judge on Thursday for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the North Carolina Department of Transportation's $838 million highway bypass, citing irreversible environmental and social damages.