SAN FRANCISCO— After years of opposition, Caltrans has rescinded its approvals for a controversial highway-widening project that would endanger ancient redwood trees in Richardson Grove State Park, ...

“We will not allow Caltrans to put Richardson Grove’s ancient trees at risk,” said Natalynne DeLapp with EPIC. “Caltrans owes the public a full and honest account of how its highway-widening plans ...

A federal judge Wednesday ordered Caltrans to immediately halt a controversial plan to widen Highway 101 through Richardson Grove State Park, citing potential harm to ancient redwood trees.

The Caltrans document holds that a number of measures it’s adopting will prevent undue harm to the trees and wildlife in Richardson Grove State Park, through which the highway runs. Caltrans ...

According to the lawsuit, Caltrans violated the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, in approving the project, which poses risks to Richardson Grove State Park. The project, supported by ...

The widening of Highway 101 through Richardson Grove State Park in Humboldt County would pave over and sever the roots of 87 old-growth redwood trees, according to the suit filed Thursday in San ...