Judge to Halt Trump's $20M Golf Club Ballroom Over Wetlands Fight
Source: bloomberg.com
- A federal judge is set to block construction on a new ballroom at President Trump's golf club in Virginia.
- The halt follows a renewed legal challenge from environmental groups over wetland destruction.
- Work on the project, valued at $20 million, could stop as early as next week.
A US District Judge in Virginia plans to issue an order halting work on a controversial ballroom addition to Donald Trump's Trump National Golf Club in Sterling. Environmentalists sued, claiming the project illegally fills protected wetlands without proper permits. The decision revives a stalled fight after a previous permit was revoked, spotlighting tensions between development and environmental rules at high-profile properties.