Trump's memorial arch faces new lawsuit from Arlington County, Virginia

ABC News · MS NOW, MS NOW and The Independent report that Arlington County, Virginia, has become the first government body to take the proposed 250-foot triumphal arch to court. The county board sued Thursday in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia, arguing that the National Park Service is racing toward construction without the environmental review the National Environmental Policy Act demands. The outlets say the suit seeks to halt that momentum until a legally sufficient review is finished.

The defendants include the Interior Department, Secretary Doug Burgum and acting park service chief Jessica Bowron. Board Chair Matt de Ferranti said the county participated in good faith and pointed to severe harms, yet the project advanced anyway. The county's lawyers cite added noise, air pollution and flight diversions at Reagan National Airport, plus safety risks from storing ammunition and staging drones and snipers there. MS NOW notes that the arch would exceed height limits for safe flights and that a National Capital Planning Commission vote is set for Nov. 5. The Independent adds that the structure could burden Arlington's nearly 245,000 residents with traffic and emergency-route disruption. Democracy Forward, led by Skye Perryman, represents the county.

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