A federal judge dealt a setback to environmentalists today in a ruling that allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue issuing building permits on Galveston Island without concern for the overall impact on the environment.

The issue is key for environmentalists, who fear that fragile wetlands and habitat for wildlife, are being destroyed by developers.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4793503.html

Come on, grow up, you environmentalists. There's money to be made, or we're making jobs for more morons. That's more important than some idiot irreplaceable beauty.