Puerto Rico Conservation Foundation v. Larson

OPINION AND ORDER

GIERBOLINI, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

With every passing day on this planet, life becomes more perilous due to the reckless and sometimes illegal acts of individuals, agencies, corporations and even nations which fail to realize the importance of the environment to the present and future generations. It is thus not by happenstance that plaintiffs, a coalition of numerous environmental organizations, challenge the decision by the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Forest Service to rebuild a portion of Highway PR 191 (“Highway 191”)—which runs through the “El Yunque”…