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Conservation Groups Sue Trump Over Highway Threatening Tortoises

2/6/2026

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Six conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in reapproving a four-lane highway through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in Utah.
The suit names the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and alleges violations of federal law.
The proposed highway threatens the habitat of the endangered Mojave desert tortoise and conflicts with a 2023 settlement.

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Story summary

Six conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in reapproving a four-lane highway through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in Utah.
The suit names the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and alleges violations of federal law.
The proposed highway threatens the habitat of the endangered Mojave desert tortoise and conflicts with a 2023 settlement.