January 03, 2023
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was granted an early win in a suit brought by the NAACP and an environmental group that claimed a proposed highway project would have a negative impact on the environment and Erie residents.
October 17, 2022
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation urged a federal judge to dismiss a challenge to an Erie highway project made by the NAACP and an environmental group, claiming an environmental review for the project is required but PennDOT never did one.
September 08, 2022
The Federal Highway Administration and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have asked a federal judge to deny the NAACP's and an environmental group's bid to temporarily halt a highway project in northwestern Pennsylvania, saying the groups can't prove they will be harmed by it.
August 30, 2022
The NAACP and an environmental group have asked a federal judge to halt a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation highway project in Erie before construction can begin, claiming there has been no public input or full environmental review for the project, which has been described as a "bait and switch."
September 24, 2021
The NAACP and an environmental group on Friday asked a federal judge to force federal and Pennsylvania transportation regulators to do a more thorough environmental analysis of a road project they allege was only approved after the agencies perpetrated a "bait-and-switch scheme" on nearby residents.
December 15, 2020
A Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has filed a federal lawsuit accusing federal and state agencies of allowing a road improvement project in Erie to evade robust environmental review and claiming the plan prioritizes drivers over residents.