Barstow, Calif., has been sued by a coalition of environmental and public health groups seeking to halt its approval of what they say would be the largest rail facility in the US..
The groups, led by the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity, allege plans for the Mojave Desert-based city violated state environmental law by inadequately analyzing the project’s impacts on air quality, wildlife, and nearby communities, according to a petition for a writ of mandate filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court on Wednesday. The groups are seeking a court order vacating the city’s approval of the …