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Federal lawsuit challenging Army Corps permits is key for Scripps project.

Byline: Cadence Mertz

May 10--When environmental activists recently sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a permit for a Palm Beach County biotech project, a spokesman for the agency said its local reputation for winning in court is excellent.

Though Army Corps representatives grasped to think of recent legal losses, environmental groups had defeated the Army Corps two weeks earlier in a battle over the habitat of Florida panthers.

In fact, the Army Corps lost two panther-related cases in the last year. Still, lawsuits challenging Army Corps permits are rare, said Brooks Moore, assistant district counsel for the Army Corps's Jacksonville District.

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