摘要: |
On March 27, a three-judge panel in a federal court dismissed the claims of several coastal counties and cities in Mississippi, along with fishing and recreational organizations, regarding the Corps' opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway for 123 days in 2019. The plaintiffs claimed that the Corps was required by the National Environmental Policy Act to perform an additional environmental impact study taking account of the damage to fisheries and other environmental damages. Since 2008, the spillway has been opened seven times, including three consecutive years from 2018 to 2020, and unprecedented dual separate openings in 2019. There's no question that damage to fisheries from the influx of fresh water has been substantial, albeit not permanent. |