Legal Opinion
North Carolina Wildlife Federation v. North Carolina Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 3, 2012No. 11-2210PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge AGEE joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration (collectively “the Agencies”) recently approved construction of a new twenty-mile toll road in North Carolina linking Mecklenburg and Union Counties — the Monroe Connector Bypass. Seeking to enjoin construction of the toll road, the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Clean Air Carolina, and Yadkin Riverkeeper (collectively “the Conservation Groups”)…
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