California Again Seeks Full 9th Circuit Review Of FAA NEPA Project Ruling

November 29, 2022
California’s attorney general and environmental justice groups are again asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to reconsider a split-panel ruling upholding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) environmental review and approval of a controversial Amazon distribution facility at a California airport after the court rejected their first request but amended the original ruling. “The amended opinion remains an exceptional concern for California, because it erodes the State’s ability to protect Californians from the environmental consequences of federal...


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