Enviros file new federal suit seeking to halt Trump's wall

A coalition of conservation groups is suing the Trump administration over its signature border wall, arguing that the transfer of military funds for the wall’s construction is unconstitutional and claiming that the administration did not have the right to waive certain environmental requirements.

The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed the lawsuit in federal court in D.C. on Tuesday.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/497354-conservationists-sue-trump-administration-over-border-wall

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