The US Army Corps of Engineers must repair portions of a flood management project in Ventura County, Calif., to protect the endangered Southern California Steelhead Trout, according to a new suit filed in federal court.
The Ecological Rights Foundation alleged the agency failed to finish a comprehensive consultation with wildlife agencies, as required under the Endangered Species Act, for the Santa Paula Creek Flood-Risk Management Project, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Central District of California.
A Biological Opinion issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service in 2020 found the project would “jeopardize ...
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