Wal-Mart Says Voter-OK'd Expansion Can Bypass Enviro Law

By Beth Winegarner (May 28, 2014, 5:32 PM EDT) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. told the California Supreme Court on Wednesday that the Sonora City Council didn't violate California environmental laws by approving the retailer's expansion plans without reviewing their potential environmental effects, because a voter petition had backed Wal-Mart's plan and thus made it exempt under state election law....

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