October 28, 2016
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service appealed to the Ninth Circuit on Friday a federal court ruling invalidating the agency's approval of a $50 million California highway project on grounds it received flawed or misleading data from transportation officials on the project's impact on wildlife and endangered species.
September 06, 2016
A federal district judge on Friday handed a win to environmental groups accusing the California Department of Transportation of misleading federal regulators on the impact on wildlife that could come from a highway project, saying that the project's biological assessment was arbitrary under the Endangered Species Act.
June 24, 2016
Environmental groups doubled down on their bid to halt a $50 million California highway project Thursday, arguing the California Department of Transportation used bad data to mislead residents and federal regulators about the project's impact on wildlife and endangered species' habitats.
May 09, 2016
Environmental groups asked a federal judge Thursday to halt a $50 million California highway project, alleging the California Department of Transportation violated the Endangered Species Act and misled residents and federal regulators about the potential impact of the project.
November 20, 2015
A California federal judge allowed some claims against a state agency to go forward in a suit challenging a $50 million highway expansion project Thursday while removing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service entirely, saying environmental groups' complaints were too vague.
October 05, 2015
Environmental groups asked a California federal judge on Friday for permission to amend their suit challenging a $50 million highway widening project so that they can more clearly plead claims that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service didn't properly vet mitigation measures.
September 14, 2015
Government officials told a California federal judge on Friday that the claims against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service in an environmental suit challenging a $50 million highway widening project in Pacifica are legally deficient and should be tossed.