"The residents' lawyers argued that Caltrans had failed to analyze how the freeway would stimulate more sprawl across the wetlands."
"Caltrans' project in south Fresno could add millions of truck trips annually to Fresno, a March 2023 Fresnoland investigation revealed."
"According to scientists, expanding Highway 99 would have region-shaping implications, and worsen Fresno's air quality, some of the worst air in America."
"Fresno County Judge Geoffrey D. Wilson threw out the residents' case, faulting the community groups for doing what, 30 years earlier, the Carmel residents had done."
In the early 1990s, Carmel-by-the-Sea residents successfully challenged Caltrans' freeway project through Hatton Canyon, citing environmental law violations. The Ninth Circuit court ruled that Caltrans failed to consider future development impacts on wetlands. The project was ultimately defunded, and Hatton Canyon became a protected state park. Recently, Fresno residents filed a similar lawsuit against Caltrans regarding a proposed highway expansion, raising concerns about air quality and new industrial development. However, their case was dismissed by a judge, citing similarities to the earlier Carmel case.
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