Immigration and the Environment
SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit upheld a ruling in favor of the Department of Homeland Security in a dispute brought by environmental and conservation groups and cattle ranchers that claimed the agency violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to consider environmental impacts of immigration related programs. The plaintiffs want to reduce immigration into the U.S. because they believe it is a major cause of environmentally unfriendly population growth.
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