February 27, 2018
The California federal judge President Trump accused of bias due to his "Mexican heritage" sided with the Oval Office on Tuesday, ruling the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was within its rights to waive environmental laws in order to construct border walls near San Diego.
December 21, 2017
The federal government on Wednesday asked a California federal court for a quick win in a suit brought by the state and several environmental organizations challenging the Trump administration's plans to waive environmental laws so it can move forward with its border wall project.
November 27, 2017
The state of California and several environmental organizations challenging the Trump administration’s plans to waive environmental laws so it can move forward with its border wall project have urged the Southern District of California to give them a quick win in their consolidated cases.
September 06, 2017
An environmental group suing to stop the Trump administration's southern border wall plans expanded its lawsuit on Wednesday to attack the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's recent decision to bypass environmental requirements that are mandated by a slew of federal laws.
July 11, 2017
The Trump administration is violating federal environmental laws by plowing ahead with prototype projects for a wall on the nation's southern border without first evaluating the potential impact on the environment, including on endangered creatures such as the Quino checkerspot butterfly, an environmental group has alleged.
June 16, 2017
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in California federal court Thursday, saying it had refused to timely cough up documents related to environmental assessments of prototype projects for the planned southern border wall.