Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's latest bid to drain Mojave Desert

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's latest bid to drain Mojave Desert

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Environmental organizations sued the Trump administration today for approving a private company's plan to resurrect a defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport and sell groundwater out of the Mojave Desert, a move the plaintiffs contend would devastate imperiled species like the desert tortoise and desert bighorn sheep. In their Los The post Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s latest bid to drain Mojave Desert appeared …

Environmental Orgs Challenge White House’s Bid to Drain Mojave Desert

Environmental organizations sued the Trump administration Tuesday for approving a private company’s plan to resurrect a defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport and sell groundwater out of the Mojave Desert, a move the plaintiffs contend would devastate imperiled species like the desert tortoise and desert bighorn sheep. In their Los Angeles federal court lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club allege the Bureau of Land Man…