Lawsuit Filed Challenging State Fish & Wildlife Approval of Bulldozing Project at the Ballona Wetlands on the Los Angeles Coast
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A community environmental group filed a lawsuit today challenging California fish & wildlife officials highly controversial approval last month of a project that would bulldoze the cherished Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve, located north of Los Angeles International Airport. Protect Ballona Wetlands petition for writ of mandate asks the Los Angeles Superior Court to set aside all approvals, alleging numerous violations of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The petition alleges that the project proposed was not adequately described, a complaint raised by federal agencies including the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
By City News Service
Jan 29, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Two petitions were filed against the state Department of Fish and Wildlife challenging the state s approval last month of a project they say was approved without a full environmental assessment, and would bulldoze the Ballona Wetlands ecological reserve north of Los Angeles International Airport.
One petition was brought by community group Protect Ballona Wetlands and the second by another group, Defend Ballona Wetlands, along with biologist Robert Jan van de Hoek and Los Angeles City Council candidate Molly Basler. The two legal actions, filed Thursday, ask a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to set aside all approvals, alleging numerous violations of the California Environmental Quality Act. The petition alleges that the project proposed was not adequately described, a complaint raised by federal agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.