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Feds say environmental law does not apply to California high-speed rail
2013-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: California's high-speed rail project is no longer subject to the state's rigorous environmental laws after a federal transportation board ruled that it has oversight of the project, the state attorney general's office argues in a brief filed Friday. The June decision by the federal Surface Transportation Board -- which was sought by opponents of the bullet train -- pre-empts the authority of the California Environmental Quality Act, the state argued in the filing made on behalf of the California...
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