Sierra Club Opposes New FDA Complex
The Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in an effort to block construction of a federal research and office complex on an 800-acre military site.
The proposed 2-million-square-foot complex at White Oak would serve as Food and Drug Administration headquarters, housing 6,000 employees. FDA offices at 18 sites would be consolidated there and at two other locations in Maryland.
“This is a perfect example of wide open areas that should be preserved rather than developed with sprawl projects,” said Jim Dougherty, a Sierra Club attorney.
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