April 21, 2023
The full Fourth Circuit on Friday declined to rehear a bid by a group of North Carolina conservationists to stop construction of a $600 million bridge that would connect the Outer Banks to the mainland.
April 06, 2023
Conservation groups want the full Fourth Circuit to reconsider a panel ruling that highway agencies don't need to consider alternatives to a proposed toll bridge to North Carolina's Outer Banks despite major changes in future traffic demand and the threat of sea level rise.
February 23, 2023
Opponents of a proposed five-mile bridge to North Carolina's Outer Banks lost their appeal Thursday when the Fourth Circuit affirmed the adequacy of an initial environmental review, finding there was no need for a substantial second look at the project's potential environmental impacts despite a significant lapse in time.
December 09, 2022
A Fourth Circuit panel heard arguments on Friday about a proposed five-mile bridge to North Carolina's Outer Banks, with members questioning whether enough new information has come to light since the project was first proposed to justify a second environmental review.
July 12, 2022
Opponents of a roughly $600 million project to build a toll bridge in coastal North Carolina urged the Fourth Circuit to strike down a federal approval for the bridge, arguing new information that emerged while the project was on hold for several years wasn't adequately factored in.