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Environmental

Aug. 7, 2012

Environmental groups, public agencies battle over costs

Community and environmental groups concerned over the impacts of development projects are getting locked into more battles with public agencies over litigation costs they say threaten their ability to keep citizen lawsuits alive.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Community and environmental groups concerned over the impacts of housing developments, power plants and other projects are locked in more battles with public agencies over litigation costs - fights their attorneys say threaten their ability to keep citizen lawsuits alive.


The disputes center on how much groups should pay for the work of compiling and indexing the administrative record in lawsuits they...

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