GOVERNMENT TAKEN TO COURT OVER ICC

On Wednesday December 20th, two lawsuits were filed against a number of federal agencies. These suits allege that the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Army Corps of Engineers violated several laws in their actions regarding the Intercounty Connector (ICC).

One suit was filed by Environmental Defense and the Maryland Chapter of Sierra club and addresses serious air quality issues.

The second lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District of Maryland by ANS, the MD Native Plant Society and local Derwood residents Roger Metcalf and Eve Burton, argues that the government violated the National Environmental Policy Act – as well as the Department of Transportation Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.