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Judge won't block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap

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A federal judge in Texas has denied a request from environmental groups to halt a land swap between the Trump administration and SpaceX. The deal involves transferring over 700 acres of wildlife refuge land to SpaceX for its use near the Gulf Coast, where the company's rocket launches have already transformed the landscape. Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. ruled that the plaintiffs did not provide sufficient evidence that the exchange would exacerbate ecological risks in the area. Environmental groups are expected to continue their legal challenge against the transaction.

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US District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. refused to block a land swap allowing SpaceX to acquire over 700 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Texas from the Trump administration, effective immediately, despite objections raised by environmental groups and tribal organizations. The deal involves SpaceX trading 683 acres it owns for refuge land closer to its launchpad near the US-Mexico border, already a contentious area due to existing impacts of SpaceX’s rocket operations. Judge Rodriguez ruled that plaintiffs failed to provide evidence proving the exchange would worsen ecological risks in the region. Environmentalists argue the swap undermines conservation efforts and threatens historical landmarks within the 103,000-acre refuge along Texas’ border with Mexico.

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U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. declined the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the parcel exchange, saying they failed to prove it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf Coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations.

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🔮 U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. declined the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the parcel exchange, saying they failed to prove it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf Coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations.

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Judge won't block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap · assertive framing

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McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres (280 hectares) of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas, while environmental groups vowed to continue their legal challenge. asserted

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