Dirt is finally expected to move on the massive yet controversial Tapestry project, the master-planned community in the Summit Valley area of Hesperia.
The developer of a 40.6 million square foot California development project for a large-scale logistics operation (“World Logistics Center Project [Project]”) and various.
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SoCal Warehouse Builder Agrees To $47M In Green Projects
Law360 (April 30, 2021, 3:41 PM EDT) A California warehouse developer has reached a settlement to invest up to $47 million in electric vehicles and equipment, rooftop solar and other green energy infrastructure to settle a dispute with environmental groups over the project s environmental impact.
The agreement which also includes money to protect wildlife and minimize the project s impact on the nearby community was announced Thursday in California courts by the developer, Highland Fairview Properties, and the environmental groups, which include the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club, the Coalition for Clean Air and the San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society.
For Immediate Release, April 29, 2021
Contact:
Zoe Woodcraft, Earthjustice, (818) 606-7509, zwoodcraft@earthjustice.org
Joe Lyou, Coalition for Clean Air, (213) 223-6866, joe@ccair.org
Southern California Mega-Warehouse Will Heavily Electrify Operations, Per Landmark Agreement Worth $47 Million
World Logistics Center Settlement Could Spark Industry Trend to Protect Air Quality, Climate, Wildlife
MORENO VALLEY,
Calif. Environmental and community groups reached a landmark settlement today with the developer of the World Logistics Center Project in Moreno Valley, California to invest approximately $47 million in electric vehicles and equipment, rooftop solar, EV charging infrastructure, and other solutions to electrify the facility and reduce harms to local air quality, wildlife and the climate.
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Traffic congestion and pollution were the key drivers of the plaintiffs action, which highlighted the thousands of big rigs coming and going from the site daily and clogged surface streets and freeway lanes that would ensue. (Shutterstock / ilmarinfoto)
MORENO VALLEY, CA Litigation over a mega warehousing project in Moreno Valley that opponents said would raise pollution to staggering levels and create massive traffic jams formally ended Thursday after more than five years of legal wrangling, with the developer agreeing to a range of compromises intended to offset the environmental impacts of the 2,600-acre complex. This legal agreement shows that freight and logistics projects must, at the very least, include measures that allow residents to live and breathe in their community, said Center for Biological Diversity attorney Aruna Prabhala. As the warehouse trend accelerates, California officials need to focus on fighting the threats these huge facilities pose to our