HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An environmental group says it will sue Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA and an Alabama city over plans for a $1.6 billion factory that the group says will damage habitat of a rare fish.
News media report that the Center for Biological Diversity told a federal court Wednesday that the Huntsville-area project threatens to pollute springs in one of two sites where spring pygmy sunfish live.
The automakers’ joint venture resumed construction Tuesday, saying construction had been suspended since July 9 to work with the city, the group and others on protections for the fish. The company said it showed the group what it’s doing.
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Wednesday’s filing is a required step before filing a lawsuit under the Endangered Species Act.
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