Judge rules in favor of California Coastal Commission in Los Cerritos Wetlands land swap
(WorldNews Environment)

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Thursday, March 11, eased the path for a land-swap deal between the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority and an oil company moving forward, ruling against an environmental group that sought to invalidate the trade by arguing the California Coastal Commission did not follow its own rules when approving the agreement. The judge ruled that California Coastal Commission officials did not abuse their authority and that the Puvunga Wetlands Protectors, which asked the judge to nix the...