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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,954 posts)
Wed Oct 13, 2021, 03:17 PM Oct 2021

Environmentalists sue Texas officials, claiming the repeated closing of public beaches so that Elon

Musk's SpaceX could test its rockets is unconstitutional

Environmentalists have sued Texas officials over claims they continually closed public beaches to allow SpaceX to test out its rockets.

An environmental nonprofit group, called Save Rio Grande Valley (Save RGV), filed the lawsuit in Cameron County state court on Monday, Reuters first reported. The court document claims that the repeated closure of public beaches along the Gulf Coast violates the Texas Constitution and "Texans essential right to access Texas public beaches."

The lawsuit said that Cameron County, Texas General Land Office, and its commissioner George P. Bush have allowed the Boca Chica beach, an 8-mile stretch of land near Brownsville, to be closed for up to 450 hours per year so SpaceX can test its spacecrafts.

Save RGV said in its lawsuit that the land is part of a wildlife refuge in Cameron County and aims to prevent future closures of the land, as well as State Highway 4 - the only road that leads to the beach.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/environmentalists-sue-texas-officials-claiming-143203945.html
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Environmentalists sue Texas officials, claiming the repeated closing of public beaches so that Elon (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 OP
Fuck Elon Musk and his space junk. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #1
What an entitled rich guy. Diamond_Dog Oct 2021 #2

Diamond_Dog

(31,988 posts)
2. What an entitled rich guy.
Wed Oct 13, 2021, 03:46 PM
Oct 2021

Appropriate public lands for your own use any time you want and litter space junk all over a nature preserve and create unbearable conditions for those living nearby. F him

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