Facing enormous costs and fierce opposition from environmental groups, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ... announced that it has dropped plans to build an 85-mile-long 'green' power transmission line across desert wilderness preserves and scenic ridgelines ... Environmental and community groups were outraged by the DWP's plans to route high-voltage lines and 16-story towers through the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve north of Palm Springs, Pioneertown near Yucca Valley, Pipes Canyon Wilderness Preserve and a corner of the San Bernardino National Forest....
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