Gen. Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that President Trump’s proposal to expedite construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border violates laws aimed at protecting the environment. Becerra announced the legal challenge standing in front of the existing border fencing at Border Field State Park near San Diego, saying the federal government failed to comply with federal environmental laws and relied on federal statutes that don’t authorize border wall projects in San Diego and Imperial counties. “No one gets to ignore the laws. Not even the president of the United States,” Becerra said. The list of laws violated by the president’s administration in order to build his campaign wall is almost as long.”He said the project involves the improper waiver of 37 federal statutes, many aimed at protecting the environment.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 20, 2017 18:10 UTC