The settlement, announced Monday, would also block most further wall construction and require openings in the wall for stormwater and wildlife to pass through. MORE ⬇️
The federal government has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to repair environmental damages and reinstate Pentagon projects sidelined by construction of the border wall, and will take steps to protect wildlife in the region.
The SBCC was one of the parties in the suit, along with the Sierra Club and 18 states – which did not include Arizona. The settlement in Sierra Club v. Biden, originally Sierra Club v. Trump, is designed to mitigate the impact that construction has had on border communities and the endangered species found there.
The large openings will be at least 5 by 7 feet to accommodate passage of jaguars, black bears, bison and more. One passage, at the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Pima County, will have a ceiling height up to 18 feet to accommodate the Sonoran pronghorn. Construction of the wall has cut several species off from resources, like food and water, and from mating grounds which they have been using for thousands of years, Meza said.
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