Bair v. Cal. State Dep't of Transp.

William Alsup, United States District Judge

INTRODUCTION

In this NEPA action, both sides move for summary judgment. To the extent below stated, plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED .

STATEMENT

This is the third NEPA action over the last eight years aimed at blocking a road improvement of Highway 101 where it winds through ancient old-growth redwoods. Old-growth redwoods are "trees with a diameter of 30 inches or larger, measured at breast height (54 inches above the ground)" (2017 AR 92). The controversy involves a one-mile stretch of Highway 101, one lane each way, through…