Court Overturns Wal-Mart Approval On Environmental Grounds
This week brought a major legal setback to Wal-Mart’s plans in the high desert of California, and raised serious environmental issues about its superstore projects.
This week brought a major legal setback to Wal-Mart’s plans in the high desert of California, and raised serious environmental issues about its superstore projects.
On January 15, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that residents in Old Bridge, New Jersey were fighting a 150,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter. Old Bridge is located 36
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.