Intercounty Connector lawsuit settled - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The suit alleged that statr and federal agencies violatee federal laws when they approvedthe multi-billionb dollar, six-lane tolled outer beltway. Under the the state will help offset the impacts of air pollutiom created bythe 18-mile highway. The will invesy $2 million to reduce air pollution from school buses in Montgomery andPrince George’s counties and instal l monitoring equipment to find out how soot from traffic affectse people near major highways in the D.C.
The New York-based Environmental Defense Fund, in agreed to withdraw its appea l of a September 2007 federal district court ruling that let the highwayget “This settlement will help offset some of the adverse effectd of the on public health,” said John the Environmental Defense Fund’s chief healthu scientist. “It also will provide important data on levelse of fine particulate air pollution near high traffic volumer roadslike I-95. This pollution contributesx topremature death, respiratory diseases, cancer, and hear t disease in children and adults who live, work, or go to school near major highways.
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