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Judge denies Outer Banks beaches closure injunction


Late Friday afternoon, US District Court Judge Terrence Boyle denied the request from the Southern Environmental Law Center for an injunction which, if issued, would have closed large portions of Bodie Island, Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island to both vehicular and pedestrian travel until the National Park Service completes a permanent management plan for those areas.

The judge set a court hearing for Friday, April 11, to hear the terms of a proposed settlement agreement between the Defenders of Wildlife and the Audubon Society, clients of the Law Center, and the National Park Service.