Original sentence: Contrary to these claims, official EIS maps that illustrate the selected corridor of I-69 (Alternative 3C) passes well to the west of the Hoosier National Forest, and avoids the Patoka National Wildlife Refuge as well.Environmental groups and local elected officials filed suit in federal court October 2, 2006, to block further study and construction of the route, alleging that the process was rigged to favor the routing via Bloomington.Environmentalists claim the construction of I-69 will lead to the destruction of 1,500 acres (6 km²) of forest and more than  of wetlands.Regardless of the I-69 routing, an Interstate-quality bypass is slated to be built east of Terre Haute, which prefers the I-70/US-41 routing over the selected routing of I-69 for purely local economic reasons.Some of the destroyed land lies within the Hoosier National Forest and the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area, a habitat vital to some endangered species.This lawsuit was dismissed by U
Edited sentence: Environmental groups then filed suit in federal court October 2, 2006, to block further study and construction of the route,.Environmentalists claimed the construction of I-69 will lead to the destruction of 1,500 acres (6 km²) of forest and more than  of wetlands, further claiming that some of the destroyed land lay within the Hoosier National Forest and the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area.However, official EIS maps illustrate the selected corridor of I-69 (Alternative 3C) passes well to the west of the Hoosier National Forest, and avoids the Patoka National Wildlife Refuge, with no incursions into either area whatsoever.Regardless of the I-69 routing, an Interstate-quality bypass is slated to be built east of Terre Haute, which preferred the I-70/US-41 routing over the selected routing of I-69 for purely local economic reasons.but this lawsuit was dismissed by U