Environmental
Dec. 4, 2007
City Ordered to Pay for Turning Zoned Area Into a 'Bathtub'
In the world of environmental law, creation of wetlands is usually considered a good thing. But a tiny Northern California coastal community now finds itself on the hook for nearly $37 million - and possibly in the political spotlight - for accidentally making a 25-acre swamp where a developer planned to build houses.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In the world of environmental law, creation of wetlands is usually considered a good thing.
But a tiny Northern California coastal community now finds itself on the hook for nearly $37 million - and possibly in the political spotlight - for accidentally making a 25-acre swamp where a developer planned to build houses.
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