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Judge says salt ponds subject to federal environmental regulations — a setback to development

A federal judge decided yesterday that 1,356 acres of salt ponds east of Redwood City are subject to federal environmental protections, reversing a March 2019 decision by the Trump administration… California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and a group of environmental organizations including Save the Bay and San Francisco Baykeeper sued.

Judge says salt ponds subject to federal environmental regulations — a setback to development