Finding on St. Croix River Project Must Be Vacated, Federal Court Says

摘要

The National Park Service's finding that a proposed four-lane bridge over the Lower St. Croix River would not have an adverse effect on the river violates the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and must be vacated, a federal court ruled March 11 (Sierra Club North Star Chapter v. LaHood, D. Minn., No. 07-CV-2593, 3/11/10).rnU.S. District Judge Michael J. Davis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota agreed with allegations in a lawsuit filed by the North Star Chapter of the Sierra Club that the Park Service inexplicably reversed its earlier position regarding potential adverse effects of the bridge project in granting its approval for the project under Section 7 of the act.