'The planet is roasting in record heat, forest fires are raging, the Great Salt Lake is drying up, and yet the Forest Service is willing to make all these problems worse by paving the way for more oil production,' said DeedaSeed of CenterForBioDiv.
Utah Sierra Club director Carly Ferro called it"disappointing to see continued inaction on climate perpetuated by the very agencies with mandates to care for land and serve people."Colorado River that provides drinking water for 40 million people, Ferro said that"allowing this project to move forward lacks common sense and will leave communities vulnerable to dire consequences.
Thursday's lawsuit also accuses the Forest Service of violating the Endangered Species Act by failing to protect rare plants that 88 miles of rail line are poised to destroy.The federal government's ownshows that the Uinta Basin Railway would irreparably damage biodiversity by digging up Utah streams in more than 400 locations and stripping bare 10,000 acres of wildlife habitat, including areas crucial to the survival of pronghorn, mule deer, and greater sage grouse.
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