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Wetlands act like sponges, especially areas like vernal pools,” said Cadence Richard, a seasonal naturalist with JAMPD. “If you think of swamps and other very boggy type areas, the mud ...

Plaintiffs against two major government agencies connected to the Stonegate development project received a major victory Friday after a federal judge determined the project to be unlawful. According ...

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A federal judge in California ruled that federal approval of the Stonegate development, a 314-acre mixed-use project in Chico’s vernal pools, was unlawful.